To the Editor,
It was great to hear there are so many supporters for the proposed $5.1-million Nanaimo Boathouse and Paddling Centre. With all these very successful organizations and individuals involved, there is definitely no need for any taxpayer/city help.
Hats off to the mayor for specifying paddlers have good income and good disposable income. It is indeed therefore a no-brainer that much private funding and donations could be assembled without giveaways from cash-strapped taxpayers.
Proponents could not even say how much tax money would be needed yearly to cover operating costs – nonchalantly suggesting the public monies needed (whatever they may be) could simply be rubber-stamped down the road.
K.T. ShawNanaimo