Metro Vancouver Regional District director Lisa Muri was outspoken against media Thursday during a special board meeting to discuss the government’s scope of services and means to pare down its 2026 budget.
The meeting was called by board chair Mike Hurley to address public concerns about the government’s expenses as it grapples with a roughly $3-billion cost overrun at the North Shore Wastewater Treatment plant.
The cost overrun resulted in a 25.3-per-cent increase to Metro Vancouver taxes and utility fees on the average household last year.
Muri, a councillor with the District of North Vancouver, suggested the government is doing a good job and it is media that have the matter
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