In total agreement with mxyzptlk :the bill for the vindictive attack on our mayor should be shouldered by the "gentlemen" who fostered the complaint. It seems pretty obvious who has been threatening her as well. I for one will be encouraging her to run for mayor next time around and truly hope that the "gentlemen" in question will not be allowed to run.

I am glad we are on in agreement.
If it is proven that, or revealed to the world, someone with hidden agendas or spite and vindictiveness and or personal gain, has cost the taxpayers money to facilitate their goals ,..... they should be financially responcible and not have money drawn from the town coffers to cover it .
...If we open this door on this I would love to see who or what walks through.
good to see we are all on the same page....

OMG, does this mean we'd have another inquisition inquiry into the origins of the previous inquisition inquiry? Man oh man I wonder what ever happened to the notion of having a municipal council that just, well, councilled the municipality. Line 'em all up at the dunk tank, I say, Set 'em up an' knock 'em down, three shots for a quarter, and maybe then at least the Sandfest will get some working day mileage out of them.

..and also in that story is the threats the mayor has received by a known but unamed person, to which she is seeking legal advice.What type of person could stoop so low as to do that.I can only imagine.

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According to the Sun-Times, Mayor Gilbert is not only being harassed but quote fears for her safety unquote from an undisclosed harrasser!

"South Bruce Peninsula mayor now says she fears her personal safety and is seeking legal advice to deal with threats she said has received.

Gilbert says she is being bullied by someone who has said they 'will do whatever necessary to ensure she is not the mayor.' She asked council this week to authorize her seeking legal advice regarding her concerns and that it be paid for by the town.

The name of the individual she said is threatening her was not made public."
[ Owen Sound Sun Times - Ontario, CA ]

Not, that is, until after Gilbert receives legal advice -- advice paid for out of town coffers, which seems all nice and all considering we have an unwealthy civic employee under superfluous attack, but does make me wonder what sort of precident this might pose for future mayors and councillors. What the heck kind of a society is this?!

I can think of only one logical answer to all this masked riddler jazz: Somebody smells money, that's all I can figure. Somebody somewhere. Big big money. Big, big Somebody, with big, big "go send your lackey because there's a risk of jail-time" money ...