Greetings from Cesar

Spring Report 2008

Dear Friends,
Spring has sprung and there are lots of exciting events and opportunities to help make our environment and community more healthy, enjoyable and green. In keeping with my commitment to keep you updated on events at City Hall and in the community, I am pleased to provide you with this Spring Report, which I hope that you will find informative.

I am happy to be hosting a 2008 Environment Day and several Community Clean-up Day events. Please see inside for details. I also hope that during this Spring season you will take the time to report any Spring litter or potholes to my office, so that I can have the problem fixed. We all have to do our part in order to make Toronto cleaner, greener and a healthier place to live.

So far 2008 has been another busy and challenging year at City Hall. I will continue to push for more transparency and accountability at City Hall, and push for more efficient City services, while opposing new taxes and tax increases (such as TTC fare increases, community centre fees, land transfer taxes and property taxes) . A recent report of the Mayor’s Fiscal Review Panel made many recommendations as to how the City can find hundreds of millions of dollars of efficiencies within its current operations, without affecting services. I plan to aggressively pursue the implementation of these recommendations.

With so much more to do, I look forward to continue to serving you. Together we can create a safe, clean and healthy environment for citizens of Davenport to live, work, and play. As always, I am only a phone call or email away.

Cesar Palacio