Will wonders never cease? Or – one councillor down, eight to go plus the senior staff. After a moment of revelation Moe Gill has come to realize that money that comes out of the pockets of taxpayers and is spent on Plan A is part of the cost of Plan A. This realization of basic financial reality has already added an additional $12 million to the cost taxpayers will incur on Plan A.

Now if it were only possible for the other members of the Abbotsford City Hall glee(fully spend taxpayers money) club to comprehend that money taken from taxpayers and spent is a cost. This includes the hundreds of thousands (a million+?) spent on consultants, business trips, advertising, parties, staff wages and bonuses for Plan A.

Although it occurs to me, after watching $12 million appear out of nowhere for items related to Plan A that Abbotsford City Hall want to hide as not a Plan A cost; the least costly out-of-pocket solution for taxpayers on Plan A maybe to declare Plan A will cost nada/nothing/nil. That way we just have to wait for the $85 million to magically appear, or be found lying around, as was the $12 million for other non-costs such as land and a parkade.

Personally I would really like to know where all these millions come from and how much more is sitting hidden in limbo awaiting council’s convenience. Property owners may be curious as to why it was property taxes took such a jump when there was at least $12 million, plus who knows how many millions more, just lying around for incidentals like land or parkades. Maybe it is time citizens demanded the city Auditors make a thorough public report to and answer questions from those they have a duty of care to – the taxpayers of Abbotsford.