Prince George, B.C.- Harris (Harry ) Ulch is taking another shot at landing a seat on Prince George City Council.

This is the third time Ulch  is going after a  seat on Council.  “I care,  I think politics runs in the family, my mother tried to be  a member of parliament one time, my sister  tried to by mayor of  the North Shore of Lake Huron  in Ontario, I think it’s in the blood”.

A retired conductor  with BC Rail, he  figures he will need about 5600 votes to  reach his goal.

He is opposed to the storm water utility, which he calls a tax, “I don’t support that at all, so you need me to hold the line on taxes.”  He says  taxes  should be kept to  the cost of living.

“Since 2008 the utility  bill has doubled, and now you’re looking at  taxing  you for the rainwater that  rolls off your roof. If you’re not going to hold the line,  the sky’s the limit.”

On the Performing Arts Centre,  he says he would back the project if the Federal and Provincial Government came to the table.  He says the  City’s share should be limited to the land and the servicing of the land. “Hopefully they can bring in enough shows to make the Performing Arts pays its way”.  He says the City may have to “shore up” some of the costs of the building if the PAC fails to meet it’s financial needs.

He admits  pumping  a subsidy ($600 to $800 thousand a year) into the PAC  would  eat up his  plan to keep taxes at the cost of living.

On the issues of snow removal, he says he towed  numerous people who couldn’t get off the side streets, “The equipment has to be out of the barn and out of the yard to remove the snow.”  He says  it was his understanding the  debacle of last year was  partly because of  concerns over a  strike and  management decided “to keep the equipment in the barn.”  He also  doesn’t believe all the equipment  needs to be replaced “I’ve seen older equipment working in the bush”.

On Boundary Road, the  new  roadway which links  highways 16 east and 97,  he says  “The city has done a poor, poor job on  showing signs how to get around this city, You know, I see transport trucks going down  Victoria Street ,  when they  could be using Boundary Road.”