Monday, November 28, 2011

Parting Gift From This Council



Your Water 
& Garbage Fees
Will Go Up Next Year
By $22.83 On Average

One of the last bylaws this council can be expected to pass will see water rates increase by 5% next year which will mean an increase of $15.83 to the average single family home.

Garbage and recycling fees will go up by 6.14% for a total of $7.00 on average for a typical single family home.

The combined total of the two increases will mean an additional $22.83 from the typical single family home in Nanaimo. This of course is additional to the expected tax increases next year that won't be decided until the new budget is adopted.

A Few Questions Not To Expect From This Council

If this council is true to form, they will simply get out the official City Council rubber stamp and apply it to the request from city staff for more funding. Do no expect them to insist that staff support these increases, and demonstrate they can't find any departmental efficiencies which could help reduce these fees.

If they are true to form, they might ask a minor question or two, just to demonstrate they are actually participating in the process, but other than that you can expect another $23.00 or so out of your pocket next year, for basically no improved benefit.

6.14% increase in garbage fees?? How can that be, when it was just reported that the new green bin program reduced the waste going to the Cedar dump by 50%. Only government could figure out how to reduce the amount going to landfill and at the same time increase the cost of tippage!

Don't Blame Staff and Council For Increasing YOUR Rates

Since 3 out of 4 of us can't be bothered even voting for members of council, you can expect staff and council realize they can pretty much keep taxing and spending with little response from the totally comatose general public. Since that is far easier than rolling up the sleeves and looking for efficiency, expect more of the same from the next council. The majority of which are made up from members of this council.

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