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West Windsor residents blast Windsor council over derelict houses. Indian Road - High Student Area

November 24, 2009

Windsor’s former top bureaucrat was escorted out of council chambers by security Monday night after hurling insults at politicians over the “appalling” state of a growing number of boarded-up houses owned by the Ambassador Bridge in the west side.

“Shame on you guys, shame on you all,” Hilary Payne shouted after he and a delegation of residents were refused the opportunity to address council.

The Boarded Up Houses Demolition Action Group had protested and picketed outside city hall prior to council’s meeting, but they were not on the night’s regular agenda and failed to get a necessary two-thirds vote of support to be added at the last minute.

Coun. Caroline Postma put forward a motion to have the matter heard in two weeks, but frustrated residents didn’t want to wait...

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