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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2016-06-30, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016. Brussels concerns brought to admin. committee By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen A meeting hosted by former Huron East Mayor Joe Seili, and attended by current Mayor Bernie MacLellan, raised a few eyebrows around the council table last week. As reported in last week's issue of The Citizen, Seili organized a meeting with MacLellan and a number of concerned Brussels ratepayers, held at the Brussels Legion June 16. At the meeting, Seili told those in attendance that while Brussels Councillors John Lowe and David Blaney were aware of the meeting, they chose not to attend. The issue was raised at Huron East Council's June 21 meeting by Grey Councillor Alvin McLellan, who asked if a report from the meeting was forthcoming. The mayor said he was planning on bringing all the issues raised at the Brussels meeting to the next Huron East Administration Committee meeting, which was scheduled for June 28. Ray Chartrand, a councillor in the Tuckersmith Ward, was troubled by the meeting, asking why the four Brussels and Grey councillors had not been invited to the meeting. MacLellan, reiterating Seili's comments at the Legion meeting, said that it was his understanding that the councillors were invited to the meeting, a statement with which Brussels Councillor David Blaney disagreed. Upon further discussion, however, MacLellan said that to the best of his knowledge, the councillors were aware of the meeting, and Blaney said that being aware of a meeting and being invited to it are two very different things. Grey Councillor Dianne Diehl agreed with Blaney's assessment, saying that to her, the meeting was presented as a gathering in which she could chose whether or not to "show up and defend [herself]". When councillors weren't at the meeting, Chartrand asked, didn't MacLellan think the meeting was inappropriate? MacLellan said he felt the meeting was appropriate, adding that as the mayor of the municipality, if a ratepayer contacts him with concerns, it's his job to meet with that person and address his concerns. He told council that he was contacted by one ratepayer who said there were some in Brussels with concerns. Anything that happened after that in regards to the meeting, he said, was not of his doing. Diehl said that the meeting was advertised on Facebook as being a "meeting with the mayor" for members of the public. MacLellan said he didn't care how it was "advertised" to the public, but that he knew how he felt about the meeting. Chartrand persisted, saying that he felt the whole concept of the meeting wasn't right. "If that happened in my ward, I wouldn't be happy," Chartrand said. MacLellan reiterated that he was invited to the meeting and that he hadn't set it up. Even so, Chartrand said, one of the first questions out of MacLellan's mouth should have been whether or not the Brussels and Grey councillors were going to be there. Chartrand said that if the mayor was interested in operating the municipality as a team and presenting a united front, he would have included the councillors. Diehl agreed, saying she felt it was "pretty low" that the councillors weren't invited to the meeting, adding that she felt it was "disrespectful". MacLellan reiterated that the issues raised at the meeting would be addressed at the Administration Committee's June 28 meeting. For coverage of that meeting, see next week's issue of The Citizen. DREAM HOME OF THE MONTH McDonald Home Hardware Building Centre We've got your lumber • Lumber • Flooring • Windows • Kitchen & Doors Cabinets 519-887-6277 1-800-881-0030 Brussels www.mcdonaldhomehardware.com P.E. 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