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Everyone bitching about the new bylaws should read this: Adam Vaughan Vs The Silver Dollar
I received this from Mike Yen who is running for council in ward 20 against Adam Vaughan Just another reason why this douchnugget Vaughan should not be reelected! Reposted with the permission of Mike Yen.
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WHAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ADAM VAUGHAN
Mike, here is a potential opportunity to shed light on how Vaughan wields his power in the riding, even against a landmark and staple in the music industry in Toronto for over 50 years-The Silver Dollar Room.
FACTS
In March of 2008, Vaughan expressed publicly his commitment to close a legally operating business in his riding, completely based on unfounded allegations and innuendo. The business had operated for 13 years, but he decided it was his right to close it down. He engaged political, enforcement, licensing, and media support to attempt to shut the business down permanently.
His resolve was so intense, that he appears to have gone outside his mandate to represent the people and businesses in Trinity/Spadina, and with tools only available to politicians who are tempted to abuse their powers, acted in a manner that if successful, would certainly injure an unaffected and unrelated business, The Silver Dollar Room by opposing a minor patio variance it had applied for. And the fact is the Silver Dollar had been operating the rear patio for 7 years previously without single liquor or by law violation. Yet, notwithstanding that the denial of the application would harm the owner/patrons of SDR, he asked the City to oppose the request, solely on the basis that there would be a small benefit to the targeted business he was trying to force to close.
Vaughan went to the city and requested the motion be denied. Upon SDR appealing the denial, he asked the city to pay for legal costs and expert witnesses to defend the action at an OMB hearing, again solely on the claim that it would benefit another business, and had nothing to do with the positive contribution of the SDR and the value it had in the community not to mention its legal right to the application and its satisfying the conditions necessary for the variance to be approved.
The OMB found in favor of the Silver Dollar Room after a 3 day hearing. Vaughan’s actions cost the taxpayers of Toronto in excess of $50,000.00 but the real costs, were to SDR whose appeal cost over $60,000.00 for something as simple as a tarp over the patio to keep their customers protected from inclement weather. And to show how government works, although SDR won the case, it is now almost 18 months later and SDR is still awaiting approval from the city, and its legal costs and supporting costs continue to escalate.
Vaughan requested from the city valuable tax payer money to oppose the SDR. Money that could have gone to fight guns on the street, affordable housing, healthcare, violence against women and children, etc..Instead, he chose to waste tax payers money.
He did it, because he could. And that is wrong. Change is needed. Change is needed now.
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Last edited by Jayx1 on Oct-07-2010 at 18:58
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