Pubdate: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 Source: Maple Ridge News (CN BC) Copyright: 2006 Maple Ridge News Contact: http://www.mapleridgenews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1328 Author: Harry B. Battle SPEAKING FIRST Editor, The News: Re: Trustees Refute Meth Claims (The News, Sept. 16). Our mayor, Gordy Robson, once again shows him speaking before his brain has been fired up and his ideas has been thought out. We remember how he attempted to open a house for meth patients and by doing so and contravened a building code. Perhaps, he tried to get an Inspector to help, but our inspectors are beyond this chicanery. He states there are hundreds and hundreds of meth users being suspended from school, yet again, like a broken record, he cannot produce any statistics. Surely the school board chair, Cheryl Ashlie, has more credibility than this overstressed mayor of ours. Perhaps, he should take a vacation and give the reins to someone else to run awhile or he could just be a gentleman and quit. With his foot in his mouth and his knee-jerk reaction, all he has done is to scare off people who were considering joining a volunteer task force. What help are you ready to provide next, mayor? Harry B. Battle Maple Ridge - --- MAP posted-by: Elaine