A question to ask each of the sitting councillors is: What was your stand on the over $1.6 million paid out in 2013 on consultation fees? The almost $132,000 price tag paid to a U.S. firm for advice on snow removal from Prince George streets begs the question: why do we have to go to our southern neighbours for assistance is figuring out how to remove snow from our northern streets?
If a consultant's report is acted upon by City Hall, it's probably money well spent. But we have seen lists of consultants' advice being scrapped (there were some pretty hare-brained ideas put forth). Surely we elect people to run for City Council whom we feel will be able to make major decisions. There are folk saying -"we paid for that idea?"
Shouldn't those we elect to office be able to do feasibility studies as part of the job?
Just askin'.
Joan McKay
Prince George
