City council has good ideas

In light of the federal election being called on Sunday, I feel as though I have neglected our local politicians.
God knows our elected municipal officials say and do things just as ridiculous as there colleagues at the federal level and so they deserve our attention to.
So for this post I'll stay away from the feds and turn my attention to Ottawa city council, specifically Gord Hunter.
Obviously, all city councillors focus mainly on what is good/needed for their specific ward. That's to be expected as that's what they were elected to do. However, it is also nice when they can see the bigger picture (i.e. the entire city). Some of them can do that from time to time, other's haven't seemed to be able to figure that out.
Case and point: Coun. Gord Hunter.
The guy is jumping out of his own ward and setting is sights on Orleans in a rather-ridiculous narrow-minded way.
Apparently everything is great in the city. There are no dire infrastructure needs and everyone obviously has enough resources at their disposal to live an stress-free, middle-class life. Why do I think that? Because apparently Hunter's priority right now is building a swimming pool on Petrie Island.
Neat.
Hunter's recent suggestion is to take money away from cleaning up the human shit flowing around the island thanks to a series of sewage spills into the river, and spend it on building an aquatic oasis on the island.
There's a smart use of resources. Good call, Gordo.
I'm thinking that there are a few other priorities in the city that could use some of that cash if they don't spend it on a river cleanup, which would be an idiotic decision in itself.
I, for one, don't go swimming at Ottawa's beaches. I didn't think they seemed exceptionally clean before human feces were added to the mix. Now I'm worried that swimming in the river might turn me into some sort of three-eyed swamp creature. But there are people who would like to swim in the water. If they wanted to swim in a pool, there are plenty of them to find. Outdoor public pools, wave pools, friend's pools.
So, my suggestion to Gord: Figure out a way to stop spilling shit into the river and spend whatever you need (within reason, obviously) to clean up the shit already in the water.