Nanaimo City Council Meeting
Monday, October 15, 2012
7:00 PM Shaw Auditorium
Vancouver Island Conference Centre
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You can view this week's Council Meeting Agenda here - - - Agenda .
Council decided to spend $170,000 on an electric Zamboni, when a propane fueled one costs $80,000 and does the same job.
Council decided to spend thousands of dollars to implement a policy of banning the sale of bottled water at civic facilities.
Council decided to add another $700,000 to the $844,000,000 financial plan to pay for a communications person (spin doctor), do you think that is a good use of YOUR tax dollar??
Attending in person is the best way to see your business being taken care of, second best is watching on Shaw Cable from the comfort of your easy chair, it is also available live online using this link, and last but not least is reading what the local press says went on.
Some Council Decisions You Might Want To Think About
Council decided to spend $170,000 on an electric Zamboni, when a propane fueled one costs $80,000 and does the same job.
Council decided to spend thousands of dollars to implement a policy of banning the sale of bottled water at civic facilities.
Council decided to add another $700,000 to the $844,000,000 financial plan to pay for a communications person (spin doctor), do you think that is a good use of YOUR tax dollar??
Last Year They Decided to Spend $16,000,000.00 On A New Staff Office. An Amount Equal To YOUR Tax Increase for 5 Years!
At the same time they are building new offices for staff, they are ignoring a $12,000,000 a year funding shortfall for water, sewer and roads, which was identified in a staff report in Nov. 2010!
Attending in person is the best way to see your business being taken care of, second best is watching on Shaw Cable from the comfort of your easy chair, it is also available live online using this link, and last but not least is reading what the local press says went on.
Could someone tell me if all those malls pay taxes?
ReplyDeleteIf so, there should be tons of $$.
If you are asking do the shopping malls pay taxes, the answer would be yes. In fact, I believe that Woodgrove Mall is now the largest single commercial taxpayer in Nanaimo.
ReplyDeleteThere was a time that the Harmac mill was the top dog in town, but not so, any more.
There is a difference in the economics of the two tax bases though, an industrial operation such as Harmac for example, would sell products primarily out of town, meaning the revenue they generate comes into the market.
Whereas, the revenue generated by malls is primarily from sales to local residents, making the source pretty much the same as the residential tax base.