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The Kelly cottage
(brown building
on the lef).
TRASH-TALKING
WITH MAYOR PETER
BY NEAL OZANO
HRM’S BELOVED MAYOR, KNOWN FOR PICKING UP TRASH ON
HIS LITTLE WALKS DURING THE DAY, SAYS HE WAS UNAWARE THERE
WAS A GROWING MOUND OF REFUSE AT THE FOOT OF HIS CABIN
DRIVEWAY IN TATAMAGOUCHE.
The growing dumpheap at the end of the driveway at hizzoner’s $88,800
waterfront palace (read: pile) at 525 Brule Point Rd. had been seriously
irking one of his neighbours.
“There’s just garbage upon garbage,” the man said.
“Someone’s been there since then, and the covers are all on the windows
and it’s been closed up, but it’s all still out there.”
He says the mess at the end of the lane includes water jugs, broken
garbage bags, fabric, and other miscellaneous crap.
He adds he hasn’t seen Mayor Peter Kelly there in years (Peter and
estranged wife Nancy bought the little seaside abode in 2005), and he
surmises that Peter might not even know about the situation.
“His kids come up and use it in the spring; they leave on a Sunday,
garbage is picked up on Tuesday, and animals get to it by then,” said Mr.
Clean.
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“His kids know, obviously, because they left more garbage on top of the
garbage that was strewn all over the ground.”
My community-minded source also says Kelly’s garbage bin has been
smacked into the ditch, presumably by the kind and careful Colchester
County winter snowplow skedaddlers.
A gentle note to Mayor Pete regarding the mess was answered on a
Saturday with an equally cordial and positive tone.
“Your email was no bother at all, but appreciated. Was not aware of
situation, but as of early this morning all refuse and other roadside material
removed. Thank you for bringing the matter to my attention. Should you
hear of any other such outcomes I would once again welcome emails.
Once again, thank you.”
I’m not quite sure what he meant by “outcomes,” but really, if he could
hop to it on in-town issues the way he attacks garbage in a county two
hours away, we’d have a much better city. Just saying.
neal@atlanticfrank.ca