With the big County tax hike, I can't help but won...

2008-01-28T09:25:00.000-05:00

With the big County tax hike, I can't help but wonder how much the new County Palace and all its associated costs have added to the bottom line?

We were told it wouldn't cost a thing after it was so quickly and quietly approved by Council, but I suspect there are costs there that we will have to pay for quite a while.

Laying off rank and file workers concerns me too, especially given how well the white collar types are treated. Paying somebody who has been criminally charged with theft from his employer is extraordinarily generous; and I'm guessing that's not a perk any of their unionized employees would ever get.

Then there's the fiasco of hiring trauma counsellors so staff can deal with their angst over their disgraced colleague - will they offer that same service to the laid off workers? Doubt it.

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With the big County tax hike, I can't help but won...