We seem to never get it right when it comes to transit. We keep throwing money at transit hoping that this will solve the problem. It doesn’t.
It is no surprise that some candidates as part of their election platform are talking about a transit master plan.
Councillors work hard for the residents, but some rarely work with them.
A poor Councillor always votes “yes” on staff recommendations. Is it because they have not read the report, do not understand it, or believe town staff are the experts on everything?
There is no easy answer for something that causes so much hardship for so many.
Municipal candidates are put on the spot when they are asked what they are going to do to fix the problem of affordable housing, homelessness, and other social issues.
When someone says this, they are mostly either misleading you or do not understand themselves whose money it is.
It WILL cost you when they make these decisions. Let’s review where the money that won’t cost taxpayers anything comes from.
Councillors approved using a consultant to do the User Fee study with a vote of 4 to 2 in favour.
Town staff is responsible for evaluating and bringing forward recommendations and they did what they were supposed to do.
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