File Photo: Ross McDougall (right) with Lorne Brooker at CJBQ Radio.
A former mayor of Belleville minced no words when it came to expressing his opinion on CJBQ’s Lorne Brooker Show today (Monday).
Ross McDougall disagreed vehemently with highly controversial decision By Mayor Panciuk to organize an ad-hoc committee to recommend a person to fill the late councillor Pat Culhane’s seat.
McDougall said council should have simply appointed the person who finished just out of the running in the last local election, Tyler Allsopp.
“I don’t think you should appoint Tyler or the next in line because of tradition. I think what it shows is that the tradition actually makes sense and you should do it because it makes sense and because the electors voted for Tyler.”