An open letter to the mayor and council:  

It has to be presumed that you, as responsible people, would have known what work was involved in being on council and also what the remuneration was for that work, and yet we find that you are trying for a massive increase in that remuneration.

This at a time when our town is already in financial difficulty. Yes, increase every employee’s pay, including your own, in line with inflation, but not more. If you feel that the positions of mayor and councillor deserve higher pay, vote it in but only to take effect with the next mayor and council.

I hear some feeling that pay should be tied to performance, which might not reflect well on this council’s present package, particularly as it pertains to the progress or lack of same on our River Mill Park.

As to the park, it has been my impression that the taxpayers have resoundingly rejected both any inclusion of a settling pond of any kind, or any use of park area for any residential or commercial purpose. Are we not being listened to?

Leadership gets things done in a co-operative fashion instead of factional bickering. Let’s have some of that!

Don Reed,
Huntsville