Editor: I wanted to write and say 鈥榯hank you鈥� to Charlie Fox for his effort in trying to be transparent regarding where taxpayers鈥� monies have gone in Aldergrove. I thought the letter started off very well, by outlining a number of initiatives that have been either started, completed or approved for our small community.  I think it was admirable of him to take the ball and run with it.

Unfortunately, the letter slowly turned to blind siding the current mayor of 91原创 Township.  As Fox so eloquently noted, Mayor Rick Green has voted against three financial plans (to date), 鈥渋n which these projects were embedded.鈥�

The key word here is 鈥榚mbedded.鈥�  This can only mean that there were other issues and items embedded in the financial plans which the current mayor felt were not acceptable, and therefore he could not vote for or accept the financial plans as they were presented.

This is like asking the taxpayer these questions on a ballot:

Do you want fresh drinking water?

Do you approve a property tax increase of 10 per cent to have fresh drinking water?

Do you approve a property tax increase of 10 per cent?

Aside from that, I do want to thank Fox for bringing forward the positive things that have taken place in Aldergrove. Not all of them are obvious, and it is nice to know that some of our tax dollars are in fact benefiting our small community.

Debbie Atkinson,

Aldergrove

Editor鈥檚 note 鈥� Portions of the letter from Councillor Fox, which was originally published by the Aldergrove Star, are reprinted below. The entire letter can be seen on The Times website.