Plans by the City of Moose Jaw to improve the Municipal Airport:
The Government of Canada will invest $1.2 MILLION through the rural communities investment plan (that’s taxpayers' money), the Government of Saskatchewan will give $999,900 a news release explained (that’s taxpayers' money); the Municipality will contribute $500,000 for additional costs (that’s City of Moose Jaw residents’ taxpayers’ money).
The few folks who want this airport expansion done should pay for the costs of this project themselves; they should not benefit from taxpayers’ money. Repairs and expansion to the municipal airport is a cost to the taxpayer who will receive no benefit from this project. The businesses that rely on aviation have no problem picking goods up from Regina airport. Those folks who want the work done at the airport should be the ones paying for their own improvements. Would the City mayor be more responsible to the city taxpayers?
Our council should apply the money to street repair and cast-iron plumbing replacement first as our local people will benefit from street and sewer repair paid for with tax dollars.
Repairing and paving our Heritage 4th Avenue viaduct will benefit taxpayers on a daily basis. We have hard working taxpayers who use this bridge everyday.
Businesses on the South end of the bridge rely on this traffic to support their investments as tax increases two years ago have put tremendous pressure on the businesses located on 4th Ave SW and Coteau St.
Please help out our local residents and business folks.
Our mayor will be the highest paid $100,068 in SASK. Why is that?
-- Gerry Reilly, Moose Jaw
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