The Editor,
Re. "Welcome. That will cost $50k" (The Tri-City News, May 18).
This story is an indication of Coquitlam council's lack of common sense and understanding of transparency. Don't we need a total replacement of this council and mayor?
We are advised of a city budget surplus of $3.4 million -that's $3.4 million the city management saved from over-taxing the residents.
Typically, government is now on mission to spend the money on whatever. Isn't that just nice that we can spend it on such nice things as welcome signs rather than fire department needs benefiting all the community. How could council vote for signs? Why not invite the Coquitlam businesses to consider this as their project and not the taxpayers.
Let's just spend the money - typical of the big governments just before year ends. Seems we have a "yes" council. Only Coun. Lou Sekora put up some resistance.
Yes, we need a total removal of this administration come election time.
Elwin Mowry, Coquitlam
