I just read about our nice tax increase [“Committee recommends tax increase,” May 3] and my first thought was: wow.
City council was elected to run our town for the better, so far all I have seen is back and forth about a building [“Council orders demolition of former inn,” April 12] that should be pretty straightforward: owner pays, period. I’m sure if there was a issue on my property, I would be handed a bill.
We know the owner is Jack Barr and he is hiding behind Seaboard Hotels. We know he owns the Powell River Town Centre Mall and Hotel. It seems to me there are avenues to collect.
But, it seems a few of our elected officials have more of a priority to remove bottled water from civic buildings. Once again: wow.
You were not elected to an environmental board, you were elected to keep costs down and improve the tax base with bringing in people and businesses. It seems to me what you are doing with all this is driving people away.
With the cost of the ferries, higher-than-ever taxes and no prospects for work around here, you have a retirement-based community that now gets to enjoy a 2.6 per cent increase on their taxes.
Sorry council, you gave yourselves an unrewarded pay raise, but the average person here on a retirement salary will be suffering.
Thanks, but no thanks, for all you have not done for this town. I cannot wait for the next municipal election; things definitely have to change.
Sandy Timms
Marine Avenue
