Signed, sealed, adjusted: The mad dash behind the June tax bill

Signed, sealed, adjusted: The mad dash behind the June tax bill

No one likes receiving the tax bill. One likely doesn't tear it open eagerly or marvel at its precision. More likely, there comes groans, sighs and a resolution to toss it aside until payday.

Regarding “the Tax bill Cometh” Editorial in June 4 Sounder - Gabriola Sounder

Regarding “the Tax bill Cometh” Editorial in June 4 Sounder A 37.5% tax increase for the Gabriola Fire District, was shocked, as should everyone, so I did some investigation. Here is what I think. The problem is not the tax increase-in and of itself, in reality it is a symptom of many serious issues, the most fundamental of which is poor decisions, poor management. That is the board of trustee’s responsibility. The buck stops there, they are tax…