Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Security costs justified: Reid," News, March 28. I think MLA Linda Reid's justification for spending $79,000 on security upgrades in her office is meaningless.
Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Security costs justified: Reid," News, March 28. I think MLA Linda Reid's justification for spending $79,000 on security upgrades in her office is meaningless.She said herself she wasn't all that interested in making the change. It seems to me this was a waste of taxpayer's money.She said that it was deemed necessary following an attempted bombing of the legislature, and that she was considered a high profile target. I find this ridiculous.The office now looks more like a police station. You have to go through a front door and (probably) a bulletproof glass with a letter wicket, cameras and alarm system.You then ask the front desk clerk to let you through. An MLA's office is not a prison or a police station. And if she's a target of anything, it is the people of Richmond who want her to answer some questions regarding the security costs and renovations, as well as $6,000 for temporary office space. What space does she need when she's never there? She and her husband are on a business trip in South Africa, spending taxpayer's money.I have gone there to the office and found it to be fine the way it was.Besides, she did not reply to my message a couple of years ago. She has been in office too long.We need new blood in Richmond.John YamamotoRichmond
