Perth Voice Interactive

Photos of dog poo have put Vincent CEO John Giorgi in a stinky mood.

He’s demanding an apology from resident Craig Willis who’d circulated the “offensive and repulsive” poo pictures to councillors, as an alternative suggestion for public art.

Mr Willis wasn’t keen on the 300kg reading lamp proposed for outside a three-storey office and unit development mooted for Albert Street in North Perth.

If the council wasn’t keen on the poo by itself, it could opt for a second alternative, of a dog wearing a lampshade, straining to offload.

Mr Willis asked that the alternatives be seriously entertained.

Mr Giorgi—a noted cat-lover—wrote back, saying “the city always welcomes constructive feedback from its ratepayers, however I am of the opinion that these illustrations are offensive and repulsive and are disrespectful to the council.

“I am unsure of what you are actually trying to achieve by providing such illustrations and believe an apology is warranted in this instance.”

When Mr Willis fronted council this week to ask more questions about the development, he offered up no apology.
When he tried to give the councillors more handouts, Mr Giorgi refused to take the papers from him.

by DAVID BELL