I hope they look at this letter seriously. Somehow I don’t think they will but we all have to keep the pressure on them. If we could get a zero increase, it would be a very successful goal.
The Cobourg Taxpayers Association (CTA) presented some key recommendations on the Town budget process.
Some of the key highlights of the CTA submission:
In 2015, seniors’ Canada Pension Plan payments increased by only 1.8%. During that same period the Town’s spending (Direct Control Net Expenditures) increased by 5.2% or almost $773,000.