To the editor:
Now that the majority of jobs have left Thunder Bay,spending the rest of the tax-paying people's money does not go well judging by the opinion poll, suggesting most people don't think an event centre will be built by 2017.
Every city council has always wanted to leave a legacy at the cost of the taxpayer, each and everyone operating at a loss. With zero population growth in the last five years and the infrastructure literally falling falling apart, our city looks like it's going bankrupt, with overspending, under budgeting for snow removal and road repairs; and in case you have not noticed, 90 per cent of the buildings on Simpson, May and Victoria are empty.
I don't see a lot of growth there, but see a lot of non-working people walking around. The people selling snake oil, waterfront development and wind farms have this hillbilly council convinced on a dream. They're probably the same ones who sold us on Victoriaville.
Block the main road and they will come -- not.
Allan Fraser,
Thunder Bay
