Majority of Barrie Citizens Oppose 2010 Tax Hike

Majority of Barrie Citizens Oppose 2010 Tax Hike

Tascona Promises to do better if elected Mayor



Barrie, On, Feb 4, 2010… According to a recent E-Poll conducted by the Barrie Examiner, 66% of Barrie residents are dissatisfied with City Council’s decision to hike property taxes by 2.3% in 2010.

“I can certainly understand why people are not happy,” said Joe Tascona, who was the first person to register for Barrie’s mayoralty race. “ We’re just coming out of the worst recession since the Great Depression. Thousands have lost their jobs. This is not the time to ask Barrie residents to dig deeper. It’s very unfortunate that the Mayor and Council couldn’t keep the tax rates at zero increase.”

Tascona also points out that the average tax increase since 2001 in the City of Barrie has been a staggering 4.7%. “The cumulative effect of a 4.7% tax increase over 10 years is unacceptable,” said Tascona. “People can’t afford this. We need stronger leadership in Barrie and we need to cut out the fat because it’s always there if you look hard enough.”

Joe Tascona has 17 years of political experience at both the municipal and provincial level. He served on Barrie City Council from late 1991 to 1995. From 1992-1995, Joe earned a reputation as a “tax fighter” and during that same term, Council approved 4 annual budgets of zero % tax increases.

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Campaign Manager for Joe Tascona

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