'What Prince George needs from its city council is the vision and a plan on how to grow the local tax-base in Prince George.'
There is a sense we should be at least the same size as our comparators: Kelowna, Kamloops, and Nanaimo. Except, of course, we are not.
This has many financial implications. For example, if we decide to build a new performing arts centre, the cost will be apportioned over the 30,234 households in Prince George. If Kelowna builds the same facility, they have 53,905 households to pay for it. While this is a singular example, it is true for all of our services, such as the fire department, road clearing, policing, recreational facilities, etc. The cost of supplying these is comparable among these cities but our tax-base is smaller. Hence, we pay more taxes.We need to be a lot smarter in our approach. Fixing the problem is not about expanding the Civic Centre to attract more conferences, for example.
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