Maureen Pinkney
Mayoral candidate
Are you in favour of an aquatic centre?
Simply, we cannot afford a $15-million Aquatic Centre.
Before we move forward on any pool, we need to change the method of taxation for South Cariboo Recreation, Arts & Culture and be inclusive of the entire areas of G, H, L and 100 Mile House.
Taxpayers are unaware of how much you pay through Taxation, Grant in Aids, Community Funds, etc. - hidden and unaccountable, with no approval from you.
Let's get it all put together, planned out, budgeted, and see how much we are already paying for Recreation, Arts & Culture.
A modest $5M pool facility would be a huge asset to our communities' health and wellness. Built, capturing the heat from the geothermal system at the Arena, keeping our operating costs down, can be planned and affordable. We need to look to the future.
What is the most important thing you want to accomplish?
Water and sewer are essential to growth. We have a history of drought and bad water issues from the Bridge Creek supply.
We need to build the Well Treatment Plant and provide water and sewer to Exeter Road.
You open many doors for industry if you eliminate the limitations and concerns of lack of water and
sewer.
The proposed new Water Treatment Plant will be a lot more economical to run; thereby, saving taxpayers operating costs, as well as providing better quality and quantity of water.
There are grants available to built this new plant, we need to capitalize on them and get it built. This is essential and urgent for out town's economy to grow.