What was the Biggest Municipal Political Blunder of 2007. (Vote in poll on right side of BLOG. You can choose multiple answers)

1. SIDIT (Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust) has $7.5 million set aside for 2007 and didn't approve one project. http://www.sidit-bc.ca/press_releases.html
   
2. Vernon Council: Decided to allow public input on new Library/ Civic Complex only by use of Counter Petition. 6000 people showed them the error of this method. Delay of referendum by 6 months cost $1.8 million in potential construction escalation costs. ($300,000 per month according to Dec. 30 Ad in Morning Star.)
3. Coldstream Council: Request for non Farm use of ALR land for new Sports Complex goes to referendum and gets shot down.
4. NORD: Votes themselves huge wage increases.
   
5. Vernon Council: Failure to go forward with a new DCC bylaw. Indications are that construction costs will cause a 35-40% increase. Loss DCC revenue adding up.
6. Vernon Council: No review of Building Permit fees or calculations yet.
7. NORD: Appoints 4 members to Super Regional Committee to decide on the future of Valley Wide Governannce and not one member represents the Vernon Residential Taxpayer's Class.
8. Vernon Council: Decided to go to referendum on a Library/Civic Complex on Jan 26 with hastily conceived new plan and without having all financial and partnership ducks in a row.
9. Vernon Council: Failure to realize that the overhead method of charging their yards operation to NORD has been costing the City's taxpayers $700,000 per year since 2005.
10. Vernon Council: Failure to negotiate a side deal worth from $50,000 to $100,000 per year with Casino Operator as a community benefit when Casino was allowed to expand and relocate.
11. Vernon Council: Approve another 6 month extension to local brewery costing $300,000 per year for waste water discharge excess problem.(3rd extension already).
12. Vernon Council: Approve a 4.95% tax increase to Residential Class while lowering taxes by 6.6% to business class even while there was an operating surplus from 2006 of $1.5 milllion. (roughly 10%)