Representation
Sir, — Sir Hamish- Hay’s concern (“The Press,” October 26) at proposed legislation requiring city councillors to be city residents is as revealing as it is specious. He regards repeal of provisions allowing non-residents to stand for the council as removing “a fundamental right of the property owner and ratepayer.” Sadly, however, he fails to address the question of how representative of the broad crosssection of ratepayers these busi-
ness nominees ■ are, ; or would be. Not being residents, such nominees can only be seen as representative of predominantly commercial interests, and the potential for conflict between these interests and those of the ordinary citizen must be significant as a result. The degree of representation apparently given to local business seems disproportionate to their contribution and position in the community. If the wider community of interests is to be fairly represented, residence within that community seems a reasonable prerequisite. — Yours, etc., D. J. BAILEY. October 29, 1984.
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