Get It Together City Of Ottawa: PATTON
Before approaching senior governments for more free money, Bulldog commentator Mike Patton says the city must put its fiscal house in order:
Before approaching senior governments for more free money, Bulldog commentator Mike Patton says the city must put its fiscal house in order:
“The city’s finances are in good shape, as the city operated efficiently while finding savings amounting to a $153 million. That surplus saved every household in Ottawa $400.” Mayor Mark Sutcliffe as...
The City of Ottawa had a $10.4 million surplus in the first six months of 2024.
This excerpt is courtesy of the city-wide community group Your Applewood Acres (And Beyond) Neighbours.
We are where we are because we spent money that we didn’t have, but hoped we might get, later.
The fiscal crisis that Mayor Mark Sutcliffe acknowledged in August is but a manifestation of a prolonged period of financial mismanagement by Ottawa City Hall.
This is in response to a post by The Voter and done with the respect that The Voter most certainly deserves:
It’s not just the slashed employees who lose when city employee cuts are implemented. It’s us too.
The question of municipal layoffs is whether the staff that are let go will be the right ones.
There are lies, damned lies and accounting. An adaptation of an old adage.
Given the City of Ottawa’s precarious fiscal situation, why did Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Ottawa City Council approve $419 million for new structures at Lansdowne Park?
Few things are predictable in life but one is a lock. Things turn out poorly for Wile E Coyote.
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