I would have thought a $63-million project for a new Blue Bridge -- the biggest city project ever -- would be an important issue for our highly paid Victoria councillors.

Apparently not for councillors Lynn Hunter and Chris Coleman, who could not be bothered to show up to represent Victorians on Fortin's Folly.

By a simple majority, the borrowing bylaw passed and in keeping with simple, council members apparently think they can bamboozle the citizens with that farce about only costing pennies.

This bunch, who gave themselves obscene pay raises once they took office and then proceeded to hire a half dozen flunkies to do their job, are now going to tax people out of their homes for a project which has not been proven.

Ladies and gentlemen, first the counter petition and, two years hence, the ballot box to oust the lot.

Patrick Murphy

Victoria