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Originally Posted by JET
In March there was info that the wind study didn't affect the lake;
perhaps that wasn't so.
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Watch council sometime and see how councillors respond to expert opinions of engineers who study the effects of wind on actual models of developments.
Typically the anti-development crowd will ask for these studies to throw up a hurdle for developers and then they ignore the results of the study when convenient. I believe Gloria McCluskey did this for example with the original United Gulf towers, stating that it was common sense that buildings create wind problems and that the Maritime Centre did so therefore the United Gulf towers would. This is part of the reason why I do not think she is a very good councillor.
Shadow studies are even more clear-cut since they are a simple question of geometry and again people ignore the results, stating that it's common sense that buildings = shadow. They are provably incorrect to an extent not normally possible in these debates and yet the effect of politics and ignorance is so strong that people remain oblivious.
Folksy "common sense" is not a substitute for science and engineering, but some councillors seem to understand that if you keep saying something it becomes accepted in Halifax because of weak, unquestioning media and a public that generally doesn't know the first thing about these issues.