EDITOR,
This is in response to Mr. Douglas R. Day's letter to the Squamish mayor and council ("Tax hikes decried," Chief, May 9).
Mr. Day's on the right track when it comes to a significant 10 per cent increase in our taxes, but having said that...
His investment in the Garibaldi Springs Course is minimal. He opened it to be a nine-hole golf course.
Correct, there were no managers hired and three locals were hired for peanuts and one let go just prior his letter in the local paper.
I'm not sure about you, but paying taxes, owning your own home, raising two young children is a luxury and a responsibility that my family has worked hard to achieve.
We chose this beauty of a town because it was more affordable than Whistler, the mill closed, hence the fresh air, our friends were able to raise their children here too, and we are still working on the train guy - needless to say, a real community that cares and shares a passion for a healthy lifestyle via sport and art.
To say "I'm enjoying myself" with no job, Mr. Day, you stand corrected.
I have to pay my taxes in order to stay in this beauty of a town, with which has a community we all love and actually all live here full time. It takes a consistent job to achieve those goals.
As far as claiming to be a Maintenance Superintendent, have you seen the "greens" at the Garibaldi Springs Course? Me either. They are dormant, mossy and can't breathe due to lack of maintenance! Hence the colour.
What kind of Maintenance Superintendent trades a bear-proof garbage can for labour from another local course to help with the bunkers? Or begins a course without a budget?
I'm not even going to waste my time going through all these other titles Mr. Day is trying to claim and save money on.
Stick to what you know, Mr. Day.
Have a nice day!
Sonya Glover
Squamish
