Bylaw Enforcement Reviewed; Public Gives Budget Feedback

Apr 18, 2019 | 7:00 PM

The City of Enderby is considering changes to its bylaw enforcement policies.

Mayor Greg McCune says most of the enforcement is on a complaint basis, but staff will take action on flagrant or public safety violations.

That includes taking action on unsightly properties in the spring months, with 47 of those complaints last year.

The mayor says they want to make sure they have adequate resources to deal with complaints.

“We want to understand after a complaint comes through, how much time is tied up with city staff?, McCune tells Beach Radio News. “If our CAO and administrative people are all busy dealing with this, are we handling it properly? So it’s more an understanding of, is our process adequate? And moving forward, what do we want the community to know about bylaw enforcement? Are we going to turn away because it’s too difficult to do, or are we going to follow up on some of the things that happen in the community?”

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Meantime, Enderby council has heard concerns about endless increases in various taxes.

Mayor McCune says a couple attended the City’s budget input session, and talked about the cumulative impact of yearly residential, carbon, MSP, and other tax increases.

“They were concerned, and they’ve got grandchildren. Their question is what the hell are they going to do when they’re older?” says McCune.

McCune says the only other input came from a business person who wondered how the city is able to afford what it does.

“It was an interesting conversation with him as we tried to explain it,” adds the mayor.

Council has given three readings to a bylaw for a 3.6% tax hike this year, which works out to 76 dollars a year.

by Corey Fischer