D.B.I.A. telling city hall they want a new tax? Hmmm? On the same parallel down in 604 they have Translink telling Victoria they want new taxes. Too bad the citizens of Anytown, B.C. cannot lobby the powers that be in town or in Victoria for fewer taxes. Tax me, I'm Canadian.

D.B.I.A. telling city hall they want a new tax? Hmmm? On the same parallel down in 604 they have Translink telling Victoria they want new taxes. Too bad the citizens of Anytown, B.C. cannot lobby the powers that be in town or in Victoria for fewer taxes. Tax me, I'm Canadian.

They want to tax the buisness downtown who are having a hard time surviving for they can hire an executive director?

I can see more buildings boarding up.

Oops! Faulty keyboard.

This Gable guy is certainly fighting hard to keep his job.

I thought that the "reverse petition method" -in it's many incarnations- was ruled illegal a few years back? Rogers or Shaw I think?

108 thousands dollars for an executive director? Sounds like a boondoggle to me.

Another example of the incompetence down on Patricia.... more taxes... being dictated by a special interest group, an executve director, really... flower pots, really.... man this bunch really doesn't have a clue...
Stompin Tom, you are correct, more buildings boarded up and movin on up to the the southwest, where the real action is....

My sympathies to the residents of PG on the incompetence of your town fathers (mothers)

This is really pathetic!

why do they need to spend money on it, isn't it a simple answer, let it burn to the ground and we start fresh.

All volunteer positions are thankless, especially when there is controversty; including Kirk Gable`s position. Taking a shot at people like him who step forward is mind numbingly empty headed thinking.

Talking about thankless volunteer positions, try being on strata council and have neighbours throw insults at you.

A nice new hefty tax. This ought to bring business into the downtown core by the droves!

Quit drinking, Quit smoking, quit eating out, quit snowmobiling, quit fishing, quit holidaying, quit hunting, quit quading, quit going out at all. Stay home and pay taxes I like it.

should put all those big box stores down town if they wanted people to shop down town

Good one. Could you imagine the parking chaos if say, Walmart and Canadian Tire were downtown?

Big box stores typically like to have sufficient parking for their customers.

Not much to say here except "GIVE IT UP ALREADY!" This is what you wanted when you put in all your strip malls elsewhere. Then the Brick left and the African store moved to the mall. Now you want shoppers to go down town? It stinks down there 24/7 and the street people are aggressive. There are way cheaper and safer places to shop thanks to the city planners of the past. I feel sorry for all the struggling stores and businesses down there but it is what it is.

What's this guy's plan? Twenty-seven-five on flowers? Events and marketing? What is there to market? I can see it now; "Come get harassed for spare change in Prince George where the fragrant aroma of spring lilacs makes it an enjoyable experience." They don't have a plan! It's absurd to be sticking their hands into already empty pockets when they have no plan! It's like me saying to you, "Give me a hundred bucks and I'll make your life better." I want to hear a concrete, detailed plan before I'll support them. "Gimme, gimme, gimme" just isn't cutting it.

A reverse petition is nothing but a sleight of hand trick. Is every business in the C1 zone going to be contacted and told that they have to specifically register their opposition to the new tax in order to have it squashed? If so, how will they be contacted? A small ad on page 25 of the citizen?

I would love nothing more than to see a vibrant and livable downtown; a place where I can take the family and have a memorable day -whether it be a shopping trip, a show, a festival; hell even a trip to the bank. The downtown core is, after all, the heart of every city. But this taxation by any means is really leaving a foul stench. I hope the businesses vote this guy down and vote him down big time.

What this city really needs is a leader.

Lower Taxes downtown! increase outside the bowl !

Simple, simple simple !!!!!!!!!!!!

brings in investment, and eventually you will have a thriving downtown core.

No it won't. It will just cause many businesses to locate themselves in other communities. Low taxes will be quickly offset by the inevitable vandalism, public disturbances and shoplifting.

And what about seniors? Are they supposed to walk out to Westgate to shop in the low end shops that are there or pay 20 bucks for a taxi? You all make it sound like Walmart is a high class store - not. This is definitely a Walmart and Dollar store town - low class.

and, I believe Mr. Gable is in a volunteer position and works his butt off to help make this town just a little bit better for all of us. What do you do other than bitch.

"I believe Mr. Gable is in a volunteer position and works his butt off to help make this town just a little bit better for all of us. What do you do other than bitch."

Mr. Gable is out of touch with the needs of the business people downtown. He was unable to provide council with exact figures on the proposed levy. His only goal is to secure a well paid position performing tasks that are currently covered by other local associations as well as those tasks that are currently the responsibility of the city. So, before you start handing out kudos to Mr. Gable, perhaps you, toolittletoolate should get a grasp on reality. The impact of the DBIA levy on the downtown business is not all roses.
Gable may have is hand in the right place, but his brain certainly is NOT.