In the last few weeks - local residents' on Welcome to Williams Lake Facebook page have spoken about WL Council's spending priorities including $6,000 for the Cabinet Wraps, the $15,000 for a Dog Park located by the Skateboard area in Boitanio Park and $24,000 for new digital speed signs reminding you to slow down on South Lakeside Drive and Mackenzie Avenue. You can read more here
Residents' are asking where is the money for South Lakeside Drive. Given current negotiations with the Cariboo RD over a new agreement for Fire Protection with our friends in the CRD Rural Fringe Areas of Electoral Areas D, E, F, money may become even tighter if a new agreement can not be negotiated with the Cariboo RD. The money at play here equals $600,000 and should the CRD decide to go it alone without the support of the WL Fire Department, the City would have some very difficult financial decisions to make in 2013 which could include a potential 6% tax hike (1% tax hike for every $100,000 to be raised in revenue) or chopping of services/positions totalling $600,000 or a combination of the two. I profess I'm surprised how very concerned residents' speaking out are already and it hasn't been a full year since the last election in November 2011. I wonder if residents' concerns will rise more with Councillor Walters stated desire for a 2nd dog park.... and there is the new collective agreement with the City's unionized employees and how much that agreement will cost City taxpayers' as well...
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