Spring is here. The daffodils are out in full bloom and, our island’s ice-block of civility has officially melted.
That’s right, it’s been a quiet winter here on our Happy Isle. Council meetings have chugged along, with minutes being forwarded and resolutions being passed.
Then councilors Duntz and Jennings cracked the ice with their resignations. Heron nesting season began, and tension about the issue walked right into the Undercurrent office on a deadline day. Then, on Monday, in the serene setting of Cates Hill Chapel, members of the public attacked municipal staff presenting a plan that, at this point, is just an idea. The words (shut up) that caused so much public upset just a few months ago were spoken yet again. They probably won’t get quite so much attention this time - it wasn’t the mayor who spoke them.
In another place, longer days and the warmth of the sun might brighten people’s moods and bring on a spirit of co-operation, but that’s just not the Bowen way.
Given the fact that it’s an election year, it seems likely that community arguments will grow more heated through the summer.
Despite it all, change will come one way or another, eventually.
In the meantime, let’s not forget to appreciate what we’ve got.
