It is time for Premier Ford and his Ministers to step up to the plate and take responsibility for the seemingly intractable problems that many municipalities, not only Cobourg, face.
The Cobourg Taxpayers Association calls upon the Government of Ontario to lead the way in suggesting solutions for dealing with social problems that are well beyond the scope and authority of town councils.
UPDATE Dec 21, 2022 –
One of the first issues to be decided by our new Council is how to manage storm water in Cobourg and who pays. The proposal is that storm water management should be funded by a separate annual charge rather than being part of our property taxes as is done currently.
Here are the election results of the 2022 municipal election. 6,757 (40.9%) people voted in the election.
| 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Lucas CLEVELAND | 3,391 | |
| John HENDERSON | 3,286 | ||
| Deputy Mayor | Nicole BEATTY | 3,817 | |
| Suzanne SEGUIN | 2,751 | ||
| Councillor | Adam BUREAU | 4,111 | |
| Brian DARLING | 3,761 | ||
| Aaron BURCHAT | 3,412 | ||
| Miriam MUTTON | 3,260 | ||
| Randy BARBER | 2,532 | ||
| Mark MILLS | 2,362 | ||
| Michael SPRAYSON | 2,336 | ||
| Ashley BOUMAN | 2,269 | ||
| Sara GARDINIER | 1,819 | ||
| Johnny PERCOLIDES | 1,261 | ||
| CAO | T. |
Council is responsible for approving the spending of taxpayer dollars.
We do not always know if the money was appropriately spent for the purpose intended. Too many times, Councillors bring forward motions to allocate money for projects that we never hear about again.
One of the first major work items for the new Council will be to review and approve the 2023 budget and property tax levy.
As we watched the mayoral debate between John Henderson and Lucas Cleveland, we heard John Henderson say that the KPMG Organizational Review indicated a large percentage of the overall budget is already allocated to collective agreements and agreements with different associations, non-profits, third party organizations, and previously approved capital projects.
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