By Patrick Burles - @PatrickBurles on Twitter

Harold Pereverseff looking for a spot on city council

Aug 18, 2017 | 5:30 PM

LETHBRIDGE – The list of candidates vying for a spot on Lethbridge City Council has grown again.

Harold Pereverseff joined the race Friday morning (Aug. 18), saying that after being retired for six years – following a 37-year career with the Canada Border Services Agency and Revenue Canada – it’s time for him to get involved in local politics.

He immediately took aim at property taxes in Lethbridge, saying they’re some of the highest in the province, before calling out the current council for their spending practices.

“There’s this tax and spend, spend and tax issue,” stated Pereverseff. “City council basically are going full-hog on things that they see, the shiny penny everywhere. We’re running, with the CIP, the Capital Improvement Program, I believe that’s all backwards. They shouldn’t be approving things that’s dumped on the coming in council. It’s difficult and with over a hundred entries into the project this year, they just don’t have the money, but they keep finding ways to put more taxes on the people.”

One project in particular that he voiced his objections to is curbside recycling.

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“I don’t believe they should be going with curbside recycling at all. Let private business/private enterprise do what they do best. If there’s issues that the private industries can’t do, then city council/municipality has to step in, but right now, leave well enough alone. Let the private companies handle everything that needs to be handled in that respect,” he explained.

He continued by saying some members of the current council have moved “well past their due date,” but declined to give specific names when asked by the media.

“You can look at the record there, we’re looking at five, six terms, four terms, whatever it is,” Pereverseff replied. “Basically, we want new vision, new input into the society of Lethbridge.”

The deadline for nomination papers to be filed is Sept. 18, with the civic election set for Oct. 16.