I have a simple question, so simple even a local politician SHOULD be able to understand it. Although it is very clear they do not want to understand or answer. If the current cost of Plan A is 108.6 million and the taxpayers are only paying $85.0 who is it that is to pay the $23.6+ million in extra costs?

If the city has some mysterious benefactor donating this money this should be made clear so citizens can say a very big thank you. Even if anonymous we as a City need to acknowledge this great display of largess.

If on the other hand the money is being paid by the city and no one else then no matter what word games and accounting tricks the city is using, homeowners will be paying for all $108.6 million.

Citizens have the right to know exactly where the extra $23.6 million is coming from, because if it is coming out of city revenue it is coming out of citizens pockets. Particularly if the city is using any mislabeling tricks such as establishing a very large line of credit, say $23.6 million in order to say “we are not borrowing that money, we are just using the city’s line of credit”. Especially since these type of word games come with the extra interest costs of the high interest rates on “lines of credit.

What ever is going on the citizens of Abbotsford have the right to demand and receive a clear accounting of just were all the money for all parts of plan A are coming from.

Because should it prove that the claim of it only costing $85 million is merely word games and accounting misdirection, then clearly politicians and senior city staff are in effect lying to us.

Citizens have a need and a right to know how truthful senior city staff and our politicians are in speaking to us