Sunday, July 24, 2011

Mayor Cook on Jobs...

Over at the Rush - Mayor Cook stated the following with regard to the newly-adopted Industrial Tax Revitalization Bylaw:

WILLIAMS LAKE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED AN INDUSTRIAL REVITALIZATION TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW THIS WEEK.

THE BYLAW HAD THE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT OF COUNCIL, INCLUDING MAYOR KERRY COOK.

COOK SAYS THE BYLAW WAS DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO BOOST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH END OF THE CITY AND OUT AT THE AIRPORT.

Interesting statement from the Mayor - however she still hasn't answered the question of how she reconciles the fact that this Bylaw is good for Economic Development for the North End of Williams Lake and the WL Regional Airport while the City has the highest heavy/light industry tax rates in all of British Columbia?  And why she and her Council intentionally "thumbs their nose" at people like Tom Hoffman and Mark Stevens (local Tolko Managers) who have tried to tell this Council that high tax rates in addtion to this Bylaw will not bring the net new jobs that this Municipal Council is looking for - both at the WL Regional Airport & the north end of Mackenzie Avenue

The next WL Council will have to "rebalance" the tax rates and specifically the heavy and light industry tax rates in order to obtain the maximum benefits from this Industrial Tax Revitalization Bylaw

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