The bro-mentality and bullying needs to stop.
Pelham's Mayor Dave Augustyn believes his town's quest for answers in the NPCA controversy has put him in the line of fire.
Augustyn talking to CKTB's Larry Fedoruk saying a recent vote by a committee he sits on, the Niagara Region Audit Committee to have the Ontario Municipal Board look over his town's finances is the latest 'bullying tactic.'
He says the move to investigate claims of 17 million dollars of unreported debt -- even though he's been cleared by a third party accounting firm -- has people in Pelham asking why some regional officials continue to beat a dead horse.
The Mayor, who was first elected to office in 2006 suspects it's over his remarks regarding the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority.
He says it's really sad that there's this type of bullying that goes on in Niagara and people are getting very very tired of it.
He says people want political leaders to work together and support each other for the benefit of the entire Niagara Peninsula and not to have these fights.
He says the town has answered all of the Regional Councillors questions regarding an alleged 17 million dollars in unreported debt, even spending $100,000 on a third party audit.
Augustyn says the Audit Committee has a lot of important work to do and instead of focusing on Pelham's fiances they should be worrying about things like the NPCA, and the Burgoyne Bridge.
Augustyn believes a citizens group in Pelham that continues to call for answers on the debt, is being ignited by Regional councillors.
The Mayor says this "bro-mentality" and "bullying" will not keep him away from continuing his work as a Mayor, or run again for municipal politics.
In fact, Augustyn says this whole situation has made him feel very strongly about making sure the right people with the right motivations are representing Niagara.