Faulty Reasoning on Garbage Woes?

City staff and Rideau-Goulbourn councillor Scott Moffatt conclude that low open house turnout suggests residents don't care about the city's plan to cut back on garbage collection:

“I’m being told that everybody opposes this. Where are they?” Moffatt asked in the arena’s mostly empty Community Hall. “If this is the issue people say it is, they should be here.” ( Ottawa Citizen)

Maybe there are other possibilities for low turnout:

• Where, when, how were the open houses advertised? 
• City Hall open house: many city centre folk (generally smaller households, many condo/ apartment dwellers that are not serviced by the City) are not impacted.
• This is 2011: virtual open houses and discussion forums...
• Poor/expensive public transit not conducive to attending;
• Similarly, availability of parking 
• Apathy: the consultation process is not taken seriously by City staff
• Staff/Council decision appears to be done deal
• etc.