It
is too cold for road salt to actually work at this point. The new anti
icing spray that our highways are treated with is a godsend.
The
bitter cold this January is also followed by many a Municipal budgets
that are usually a little better to swallow in election year, however
Durham Taxpayers are paying way too much.
As
I have mentioned many times, we can bring taxes down in Durham Region, I
for one know how and I plan on doing so upon my return to public
office.
In Durham we are
funding many services that we have no mandate or responsibility to fund.
However, the inability to say no to special interest groups and social
related issues is putting a financial strain on our residents in the
middle, working class, let alone affordability for those making less
income.
Upon return to
elected office, I will immediately look at what the economic impact has
been from the dozens of international trade junkets that have occurred
both in the public eye and by stealth. I refuse to pay for a vacation
when we don't derive investment or job growth.
Bottom
line is that money is being spent where it shouldn't be and when we
need real funding for real pending issues like Lake Ontario Shoreline
flooding where only beads and trinkets are available in comparison.
John Mutton
President and CEO
Municipal Solutions - Energy and Infrastructure
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