Dear Editor,
Does Mapleton council believe their constituents to be of weak minds? I read with interest the article describing the proposed 5.75% tax increase, downplaying it as a mere $215 per year on the average $300,000 assessment. Hardly makes it worthwhile to challenge it, does it? Until you read further along where the current plan is a 5.8% increase for each of the next ten years! Not taking into account the effects of compounding, that’s north of $2,150 increase in taxes. I wouldn’t even be so adamantly against it, solely to support the increase in wastewater processing capability and driving more development to the township. But I am not naive enough to believe that once those increased taxes start rolling in, from new residents and businesses, will taxes start to decrease. The council’s plan for paying for capital projects is tantamount to asking employees to take a pay cut to fund the purchase of new equipment.
Unfortunately I am not able to take part in the open discussion on January 14th, as I will be out of town for work, which I better start doing a lot more of, to pay for these out of whack tax increases. I can only suspect the township salaries must be keeping pace with Mapleton taxes for our foolhardy council to believe this is a viable way forward
Disgusted,
Mike Minogue, P. Eng, MBA
Mike Minogue, P. Eng, MBA