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LETTER: Concern on potential tax increase for residents

Editor: With the fire pit on Bear Street constantly burning fuel for no apparent reason, mayor and council should examine this practice against their stated goal of being "an environmental role model.” Our mayor was so proud of the recently passed

Editor:

With the fire pit on Bear Street constantly burning fuel for no apparent reason, mayor and council should examine this practice against their stated goal of being "an environmental role model.”

Our mayor was so proud of the recently passed budget, that she stated the budget was “putting your money where your mouth is." With a potential 20 per cent increase to residential property taxes after the school tax and mill rate is finalized, she should have said "putting your money where my mouth is", as it is obvious her goal is to forward her environmental goals, no matter what the cost is to taxpayers and visitors. While it is admirable to have environmental goals, these need to be realistically balanced with the affordability implications to the residents and businesses of Banff.

So called must have projects like St. Julien road reconstruction, with its exorbitant engineering amenities and tree removal, and the questionable necessity of the reconstruction of Bow Avenue to further reduce parking in the name of environmental enhancements is increasingly burdening the taxpayers, which seems to be of no concern to this mayor and council.

Guy Ferrari,

Banff

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