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    The much discussed and awaited release of The Lidstone Report provides nothing new, says mayor rick green. He says the report finds no guilt of a criminal offence and that He did not breach my oath. This is the act of desperation on the part of a desperate Council, He says.

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    The much discussed and awaited release of The Lidstone Report provides nothing new, says mayor rick green. He says the report finds no guilt of a criminal offence and that He did not breach my oath. This is the act of desperation on the part of a desperate Council, He says.

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 From: Mayor Rick Green, Township of Langley (personal release

    not on behalf of Township Council) RE: Release of Lidstone Report - Nothing New

    The much discussed and awaited release of the Lidstone Report provides nothing new. He concluded that I had misled Council, the fact that I mislead our lawyers and Council as to when I was made aware of the issue, I apologized for that in writing and said so publically in my September 13, 2010 news release and news conference. I also explained my reasons and rationale; specifically it was to protect my sources and their reputations. Boiled down to the issue, it was all about information that came into my possession that I thought Council should be made aware of. I sought out independent legal advice, I followed that advice, and for that we have gone through two years of wasted time, an estimated $100,000 cost to Township taxpayers, plus $25,000 personally, to defend myself against false accusations. Why? That is a question I still ask myself, only Council knows the real reason. The Lidstone Report, in my view, finds no guilt of a criminal offence and that I did not breach my oath. A complaint file with the RCMP and later referred to a Special Prosecutor has been dismissed after a thorough and lengthy review; and now this. This is the act of desperation on the part of a desperate Council who has been focused on one thing since the last election: defeat Mayor Green! What members of Council have been doing is redirecting away from the real issues that matter to Township Taxpayers. I am going to concentrate on the real issues of concern to the taxpayers of the Township of Langley during this election: taxation, spending, transportation and community planning are the issues we will discuss. This Council wants to take us back to the previous way of doing things, where community input was not welcome nor invited. That, I believe, is not what you the taxpayer want in your Council. I have no problem in putting my fate in the hands of the voter.

    W. R. Green, MAYOR

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