Dear Mr Mayor – Let’s work together for the town

Sir
Dear Mayor,
You do not know me yet, but I know you. I am a ratepayer of Dundee, and I will be talking to you on a regular basis, I hope. I was very happy to see you at the Talana Live Festival, you know?
I heard that your council has abolished the position of Deputy Mayor.
That must surely keep some money in the Treasury that can be used for better work.
Mr Mayor, Dundee is a town that used to eat on tourism. Did you know that there was a time when tourism stakeholders, aka tourist guides and B&B owners channelled up to R60 million per year back into Dundee?
It does not look that good anymore, for the simple reason that we do not have that same number of visitors anymore.
Did you ever wonder why? Some years ago we even started a Dundee Urban Regeneration project, and even had the expensive consultants here, but it quietly fizzled away in the dark of night. Nothing happened.
Now it seems that your council is upset about Talana Live, and Tourism and I hear the familiar old chestnut that Tourism is a goose that lays golden eggs, which must be given to the needy, or something.
Maybe you should visit the Tourism Office, or even go on a battlefield tour.
You may be surprised to hear that all tourism members in this town are unpaid, even the white ones. There is no secret hoard of money in Tourism, Mr Mayor, I promise.
Maybe cleaning up our town for once, and applying some by-laws for a change, will work. We would like to invite you to visit the people of this town and hear them. It might be mind boggling to hear how the stories differ from the Council chambers to the street.
Irate Ratepayer