Your Candidate Review – What do they stand for?

Candidate Questions

The following twelve questions were given to all twenty seven council candidates. The questions were created based upon issues of concern raised by Abbotsford residents.
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Question 1 A Open disclosure for referendum borrowing

I am not an incumbent so this question does not apply; however I am prepared to address Part B of this question.

Question 1 B

I cannot think of any argument against full disclosure. It is the taxpayers’ right to know what costs, including interest, will be incurred by any major undertaking.
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Thank you very much for the opportunity to respond to the series of questions on your questionnaire. They are thoughtful and helpful, I believe. I would like to dedicate more time to responding, but I am rather busy at this time; I will therefore provide capsule responses which I hope will sufficient detail.
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Thank you for the opportunity to take part in your public meetings. The following are my responses to the questions you pose, though as a first time candidate (F.T.C.) for council some of my responses may be somewhat brief.
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1. Plan A: I felt that the City did a poor job of disclosing the actual costs of Plan A. In promotional material on City letterhead dated 2 months before the Referendum, the City stated the costs to be $85 million and it stated that even allowed for a 2% contingency fund for cost overruns. There was no mention of the land being an additional cost. Whether the city already owned the land or not, that is a cost that must be factored into the total cost of the project. Read the full story

Question 1 A Open disclosure for referendum borrowing

As I was uneasy with the lack of details presented to the public regarding Plan A prior to the referendum I attended public meetings and requested written information from the City of Abbotsford.
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Ans.1A/1 B.
Abbotsford city council was promoting at burden of taxpayer’s money should not have gone. It was pushed through the throat of about the tax payer’s expenses at 51%-49% should have waited until funds were available. Read the full story

Item 1: Open Disclosure for Referendum Borrowing

Question 1A:
I was not privy to any more information than the ordinary citizen. As such I was not convinced that there had been full disclosure. Read the full story

Item 1: Open Disclosure for Referendum Borrowing

Question 1A:
I was a strong and vocal opponent of Plan A attending all public information meetings, asking questions of City councillors and staff, speaking with the public at the meetings, writing to the news paper and writing on www.homelessinabbotsford.com. Read the full story

Item 1: Open Disclosure for Referendum Borrowing

Item 1A At the time that the Plan A was brought forward I was new to council. Read the full story