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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 9 Nov 1994, p. 24

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PAGE 26 - WATERLOO CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30. 1994 REGIONAL GOVERNMENT MUST GO! . Headed committee that reduced overtime expenses by $100,000. . Passed motion to reduce councillor salaries and senior staff salaries 5%. . Will propose similar salary decrease at regional council. As your regional and Waterloo representative, I will work from within, starting with a study of regional roads, planning and engineering. The Sweeney Report will cost $320,000 and take years to complete. This is a waste of taxpayer money and an excessive time delay. I will conduct an unbiased study of regional departments and report to city council. As a chartered accountant, I feel I am best qualified to undertake such a report, which would be prepared and presented by the end of February 1995. YOUR TAX WATCH DOG your best choice fol . 14 Years of Municipal Experience q Chartered Accountant . Six Years on Waterloo Council q Former Kitchener Mayor . Life Member Kiwanis, Retired Member Rotary . My wife & I both served overseas in WWII o Favors 3-year tax freeze. . Opposed to tax-free allowance for politicians. One-third of our salary is tax-free. This is not fair to all other taxpayers. We do not need 25 regional councillors nor their cumulative salaries of $214,000 annually. Councillors also have totally unnecessary office space at Regional Headquarters that sits empty 95% of the time at an estimated annual cost of $100,000. We could save millions of dollars a year with no deterioration of services. Join me and let's get rid of this millstone around our necks - with your help, we can do it. (Fred Sugcl, Whtcrlnu Chronicle Oct. 19, I994.) AutttoetmttrrttteCF0ttr0t.Bi"t-tmrreiP ...

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