Tri-City residents have a lot to think about when it comes to voting in the upcoming referendum on transit.
Granted, the perks for us for saying yes to a 0.5% hike in the sales tax seem small when compared to light rail for Surrey, a new Pattullo Bridge in New Westminster or a Broadway subway line in Vancouver.
But don't forget that the Tri-Cities is benefitting from the Evergreen Line that everyone is paying for, not just local taxpayers, and a sales tax at least spreads out the burden and should result in more and frequent bus service for this area.
Still, before those mail-in ballots are signed, sealed and delivered, TransLink and the mayors' council have a lot of work to do to prove that this money will be managed properly and that a .5% tax won't somehow grow to 1% or even 2%.
With those assurances, we support a Yes vote.
But if we have learned anything from the recent HST debacle is that people want to have a say and don't like to have taxes shoved down their throats.
