Raise the Hammer

A lot of the negative comments are all about, "The Cost", & the fact that our infrastructure needs attention more immediately.

How did the GHA infrastructure get into such bad shape?

It happened because we didn't want to pay the costs involved to fix & update it, & now we are quite literally Up That Creek without a paddle or adequate sewage treatment.

If we keep voting for the person who promises, "No Tax Increases, No Matter What!", then we are going to have to live with the consequences, as we are now. This situation didn't happen over night.

To say that 'we cannot afford LRT" is to put just one more deterrent to people wanting to live, work, & invest here. So we go from poor water, sewage, & hydro services, to complete Gridlock for 8 hours each day, plus all of the before mentioned problems.

We are now paying more for all our services + 15% HST. Hydro increases, smart meters & peak to none peak user rating. We are now charged double for water & sewage services. (water we use plus the water we put down the drains.)

Now forgive me for being a wild eyed idealist, but aren't these increases dedicated & invested into improvements to our actual systems? If they are not, why not? Or are they simply an implied "Green" deterrent to usage? (Broken & cracked water mains waste more water than an entire district!)

With current increases in all levels of taxes & services, the improvements to outdated/broken systems Ought to be coming out of that money, & infrastructure improvements ought to be evident in every area of Ontario.

There is no reason why the City should not invest in LRT, assuming that our tax dollars & utility bills are doing what they are supposed to do. Anybody who wastes an hour or more every day stuck in traffic on the 403 ought to realize that being able to get around Hamilton better to get to the Go Stn. would improve their lives significantly, just as anyone who is stuck in local traffic on a regular basis should be asking, "Why are we allowing this to happen to us?"

You get what you pay for, & a promise to pay nothing suggests that you will get nothing in return.