Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria

‘Grey and Blue Skies: Local Government in BC and Beyond’ Mark Nov. 18 on your calendar and join us for morning coffee at the 8th annual general meeting of the…

We are pleased the CRD Governance Committee has deferred its discussion of the wobbly staff report Code of Conduct – Next Steps prior to it going to the full board.…

Councils must cope with a bad case of collywobbles A commentary by Stan Bartlett, the vice-chair of Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria, a non-partisan citizens advocacy group for municipal taxpayers.…

It’s enough to make you turn over in your grave. On several occasions during the week of Sept. 11 and 18 there were up to three illegal campers sheltering by…

CFAX interview between host Adam Sterling and chair John Treleaven https://www.iheartradio.ca/cfax-1070/podcasts/code-of-conduct-victoria-city-council-1.20297378 It’s curious that contentious issues facing a municipal council are often dealt with late in the afternoon just before…

Why don’t municipalities receive provincial compensation for responding to medical calls? Unfair local tax burden to be debated by UBCM Grumpy Taxpayer$ supports the UBCM resolution calling for the province…

KPMG Report forecasts $1.028 billion in capital expenditures by 2031 Residents and business owners in Saanich may want to start following the money. An alarming 2022 KPMG document with the…

Local governments need to strengthen efforts to support the ‘Silver Tsunami,’ the large number of baby boomers reaching or approaching retirement. It comes as no surprise that one person in…

Reverse ill-advised, unworkable city decision Victoria’s city council has breached the trust of voters under its proposed code of conduct by shutting out the general public from making complaints directly…