Council needs attitude change when it comes to business

Dear Editor:
Please permit me to comment on the Town of CBS hiring someone to attract business (your paper of May 14, 2026).
Our town certainly needs new business, so the residents are not taxed to death. That all starts with a major attitude change which starts at the top (Mayor) down to the staff which includes middle management.
This Town must stop abusing the existing businesses by having several sets of rules depending on who you are. In general, this Town makes their own rules on a regular basis.
The attitude of the Town has not changed for the better since 1975 when they took my late father (Joe Ledrew) to court over a $1.00 permit (and lost) while the Town got a stern warning from the Judge.
He was a senior citizen then, as I am now. The battle still continues for me today. This Town has tied up my business for 10 years, while they hide behind their lawyers like a hunted rabbit.
I wrote every councillor and mayor concerning the issue in an attempt to halt this action, not one replied. This Town prefers to waste the taxpayer’s money.
Any business that might want to come to this Town will be enticed to settle in the Town of CBS. Other towns must laugh at us and rightfully so.
In 30 years, this Town has done very little with our industrial park. I forgot that’s in Kelligrews, the wrong part of the town. Even our MHA and MP have their offices in the downtown. The centre of this town is actually Kelligrews as per the highway.
Jerry LeDrew
Kelligrews