Mayoral candidates address taxes, spending, Ajax during forum
KAMLOOPS — Mayoral candidates like Stu Holland are trying to ensure it’s not a ‘one-horse race,’ as some have been saying weeks into by-election campaigning.
Holland made that clear during Monday night’s candidates forum at the Sagebrush Theatre that attracted around 250 people. The five candidates in attendance — with Todd Mcleod out of town working — were asked three media questions, including their thoughts on candidate Bill McQuarrie’s proposal to freeze property taxes next year.
“I don’t want to come before you and promise you a zero per cent tax increase,” said mayoral candidate Ken Christian. “That’s like plucking a number out of the air. Why isn’t it minus-one?”
Glen Hilke said, “We need to look at our tax system and we need to see if we should have a progressive tax plan, not one that’s flat, but one that responds to the actual situations of people.”