tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post3045294748570479770..comments2008-07-09T13:35:40.337-04:00Ben Burdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06372169478978720740ben@eagle.caBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-38445077370665558432008-07-09T09:49:00.000-04:002008-07-09T09:49:00.000-04:00I agree with these two opinions. It's hard to figure out who is more culpable, the profit driven developers or the greedy and stupid local governments, who never seem to learn from their planning mistakes.<BR/><BR/>If you read the Saturday Star, every week there is a column from the current president of the Home Builders Association, with the same topic: that development fees are killing their businesses and must be reduced or eliminated immediately.<BR/><BR/>The Milton writer could have been writing about Cobourg, the only difference is we still can't buy "decent East Indian junk food" around here. Maybe next year.<BR/><BR/>DJOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-24299590807281400312008-07-06T20:10:00.000-04:002008-07-06T20:10:00.000-04:00At times, I have asked myself the question "Why do we need a planning department paid for by public funds when the private sector provides that seemingly efficient and very successful service at no direct cost to the taxpayer body? We just need one auditor to review their work, something that may not always be happening now?" Just a question!<BR/><BR/>On a related note, for some time now, I have maintained that every hole dug in this town costs the EXISTING tax payers extra on their own tax bill, and the more holes we dig, the more EXTRA they (we) have to pay ad infinitum. Unfortunately, the legislation apparently prevents that from being changed at this time. If that be so, let's change the d*%# legislation!m schumannnoreply@blogger.com