M. Royce Van Tassell: Mayor Peter Corroon's 17.5% property tax hike raises questions

Mr. Van Tassell has correctly observed that Mayor Corroon is a politician, and that politicians know that understanding the importance of timing is critical when trying to do something difficult.

But what interests me is that nowhere in More..

I see Mr Van Tassel is very pro raising the taxes on food. Why, I thought they were for tax cuts?

Corroon has been stating for years that taxes need to be increased - he wanted to do it incrementally. He has been shot down every time.

The proposed tax increase is about more than just parks - which Mr. Van Tassell knows or should know. More..