By Jeff Trotman
Chief Executive Officer of the Linmine Secretariat, Horace James, is happy that control of the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge is being returned to the Linden Municipality.
He, however, wants the bridge workers to continue enjoying good or better working conditions, bearing in mind the proposed 10% rate hike for public servants and statutory workers. He is also calling for the establishment of a rehabilitation fund for effective short-term repairs and long- term maintenance of the bridge.
He said the biggest issue he has with the new direction is finding an acceptable monthly operating expenditure for the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge since under the old system there was a consistent budget of $3M per month, which was hardly ever reached. He added that
