Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish resigns from Peel Police Service Board in light of 21.3% budget increase

Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish resigns from Peel Police Service Board in light of 21.3% budget increase

Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish says she has resigned from the Peel Police Service Board because being a member would require supporting a 21.3 per cent budget increase for the police this year.

Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish resigns from Peel Police Services Board over proposed 21 per cent budget hike

Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish says she is no longer a member of the Peel Police Services Board.

21.3% budget hike for Peel cops prompts resignation of Mississauga mayor from police board

Citing her “responsibility as mayor” to Mississauga taxpayers and their wallets, Mayor Carolyn Parrish resigned on Friday from the Peel Police Service Board as that body is set to increase its latest budget by 21.3 per cent. “We are in very difficult times with housing costs escalating, an unprecedented food insecurity crisis that sees one in 13 of our residents forced to use food banks (and) seniors struggling to stay in their homes as property…