Those were the three most common words being thrown around during a recent public hearing over a contentious residential/commercial development proposed for White Rock's waterfront.
They are some of the most publiclyscrutinized costs associated with being a public worker and now, the 2011 expenses and salaries of municipal councillors and workers are available to the public for all to see.
Mayoralty candidate Lynne Sinclair spent nearly $25,000 on her failed bid for the mayor's job in White Rock, according to a campaign financing disclosure statement filed with the clerk's office.
Mayoralty candidate Wayne Baldwin swept to victory in Saturday's municipal election with 2,169 votes, beating his nearest rival incumbent councillor Lynne Sinclair, who received 1,690 votes.
After serving the City of White Rock as a councillor, Lynne Sinclair is ready to slip into the mayor's chair.
Voters in White Rock will have four candidates to choose from for mayor when they mark their ballots on Nov. 19. The deadline for nominations to run in the municipal election closed at 4 p.m. on Friday.
WHITE ROCK -By calling it quits, White Rock Mayor Catherine Ferguson has triggered a stampede for the city's top job.