Statement by A C
I'm so so tired of sending versions of this e-mail...
The LRT has been legitimately reviewed and recommended as being in the best interest of (all of) Hamilton for nearly (maybe+) 10 years now. Every organization with real skin in the game, from developers to transit riders to ENGO's to the Chamber of Commerce, wish construction was underway. The last vote for mayor clearly showed what the majority of voters (City-wide) thought. We need to move along.
If you are reticent to accept the proposed Fed/Prov funding, please tell me how you plan to pay for the myriad sideline infrastructure repairs it will assist with (from old east City sewer needs to the Longwgood bridge) that someone (ie. ALL City rate payers) will need to pay for eventually/shortly.
I,seriously, can't believe we're still having this discussion and that no one (very few) with vocal local opponents haven't chose to understand, and explain, the upside of this project to them (like Zehr, with an increased current tax base in KW now did years ago).
I fear that Hamilton regards project planning as an upper-government hostage taking exercise and not an actual analysis of what needs to happen locally, and when, for the betterment of the City overall. (Sadly, like giving a crying kid cake to quiet them, the upper-levels seem to let you get away with with this approach in desperation ad nauseam: NOT GOOD!). Doing so may, save some immediate spends but, also, I believe, delay wise-investment revenues that might fuel our ultimate progress towards where we portend/pretend we want to be (ie. perhaps, a tax base to do things on your own!)
Can we please stop this charade and just get things done?!
Now.
Hopefully.
Thx.
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