Comments on: Multi-party opposition spreads to Vancouver’s budget cuts

By: Bill Lee

Bill Lee — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:09:26 +0000

Hmm, maybe Visionistas are really kitten-eating alien lizards from another planet.

Conspiracy theories. Or general incompetence of Visionistas from not having been embued with the City Hall ennui, not to forget the Works Yard or the District Health Units.
Maybe we need an ex-employee or three on council making policy for the people not for the Municipality of Point Grey all over again.

By: Sean Bickerton

Sean Bickerton — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:43:52 +0000

I sympathize with council’s tough job, but at times of crisis, if indeed this is a crisis, a little consultation would go a long way and bring people together in pursuit of finding solutions. Unfortunately, faced with diktats, all people can do is oppose.

By: MB

MB — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:36:25 +0000

There is nothing wrong or weak about sober second thought.

By: Local Resident

Local Resident — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:40:07 +0000

Regan brought us Reganomics,
Vision will bring us Visionomics, a Vancouver flavour of greenomics.

We will encourage the green industry at a cost of only $50Million/year but thanks to stopping and reversing global warming we will save $1Million/year by being able to close icerinks and just play on frozen ponds for 6months of the year.

By: David

David — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:18:52 +0000

cutting the kid’s zoo in Stanley Park, the long planned a park at the NW False Creek Seawall and the conservatory at QE Park are things that will save some bucks but they are amenities that make a city. Once lost these won’t come back.

By: spartikus

spartikus — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:34:52 +0000

Just to repost something from earlier: "57% of Vancouverites would accept a 7% increase in property tax to maintain current service levels." (PDF pg. 39). The numbers go significantly up the lower the increase is (I have no idea how reliable this particular poll is, but it's a starting point).