| Re: No
easy answers (Editorial, Nov. 13) When I voted on Oct. 27, my name and address was crossed out. So city hall has a list of people who didn’t vote and also has their address. Why not send them a reminder letting them know that every vote counts and that all should participate in the democracy we achieved through those that fought for the right to vote freely. Nobody has suggested this as a way to get out the vote. Mark-Alan Whittle Hamilton Mountain |
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Showing posts with label 2014 municipal election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2014 municipal election. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
City already knows who non-voters are
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Bratina didn’t fulfil two major promises
Having lived in Hamilton my whole life, I’ve seen many mayors come and go. None of them have been elected to two terms, in recent memory.
Back in 2010, Bob Bratina put out a single flyer that listed what he planned to do during his time in office.
Although much of it was platitudes and blue sky dreaming, it was his promise to evaluate amalgamation that won him the mayor’s chair, with the extra votes the suburbs contributed, thinking that the egg could be unscrambled.
Bob promised to “confront the divisions created by forced amalgamation through a full review of municipal structure.”
Well, we are still waiting for this to happen.
He also promised to “demonstrate fiscal responsibility by ensuring that the city lives within its needs and makes smart and strategic financial decisions.”
According to my tax bill, which was raised every single year of his mandate, we are worse off than we were before he was elected. Roads and sidewalks are crumbling, and poverty has increased to 18.7 per cent of our population.
I guess spending $1.6 million on a fancy bike share was a smart investment, or four kilometres of bike lanes on Cannon for another $1.6 million?
Welcome to Hamilton, get used to it.
Mark-Alan Whittle
Hamilton Mountain
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Back in 2010, Bob Bratina put out a single flyer that listed what he planned to do during his time in office.
Although much of it was platitudes and blue sky dreaming, it was his promise to evaluate amalgamation that won him the mayor’s chair, with the extra votes the suburbs contributed, thinking that the egg could be unscrambled.
Bob promised to “confront the divisions created by forced amalgamation through a full review of municipal structure.”
Well, we are still waiting for this to happen.
He also promised to “demonstrate fiscal responsibility by ensuring that the city lives within its needs and makes smart and strategic financial decisions.”
According to my tax bill, which was raised every single year of his mandate, we are worse off than we were before he was elected. Roads and sidewalks are crumbling, and poverty has increased to 18.7 per cent of our population.
I guess spending $1.6 million on a fancy bike share was a smart investment, or four kilometres of bike lanes on Cannon for another $1.6 million?
Welcome to Hamilton, get used to it.
Mark-Alan Whittle
Hamilton Mountain
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Monday, August 25, 2014
McHattie is not that business friendly
Hamilton Spectator
So mayoralty hopeful Brian McHattie wants to eliminate red-tape for small businesses who want to set up shop in Hamilton. Is this the same McHattie who fought tirelessly to stop drive-through businesses from opening up across the city, and fought tooth and nail for a "rain tax" to be charged on any business with a parking lot, based on volume of rain? Can you imagine the bills these small and large businesses would face after this summer's drenching and area flooding? Hamilton needs a mayor who can lower property taxes, instead of trying to cash in on the weather or refusing to drive on the Red Hill Valley Parkway.
Mark-Alan Whittle, Hamilton
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