Editor:
The following letter has been sent to elected officials and CAOs of the Sunshine Coast Regional District, local municipalities and shíshálh Nation:
Please folks, while preparing the 2016 budget, keep the rising food costs of two to four per cent in mind. Other costs to keep in mind as you work through the budget: BC Hydro forecasts 26 per cent increase by 2016, BC Ferries to increase fares on April 1, MSP premiums increase effective Jan. 1, 2016.
Remember, the Sunshine Coast is a community of older folk, many on fixed income. That dollar can only stretch so far.
Is there any chance that the taxpayer might see our elected officials giving serious consideration to DECREASING the budget for once? Or at least, no further increase this year?
Wishing you all good health in this new year of 2016, and the wisdom to act with diligence and commitment to the public you serve.
Vel Anderson, Elphinstone
