Deputy Mayor Says A TV In The Lobby Of City Hall Is Useless

The idea of setting up a TV screen in the lobby of City Hall to show people how much money is being saved with lower energy consumption at the Saint John Transit building doesn't sit well with Deputy Mayor Stephen Chase.

He calls it a waste of taxpayer money because it will attract little attention when what riders want to know is when their next bus will be coming.

Councillor Gary Sullivan has no problem with it, saying the city should be shouting about what it does right and letting people know.

Councillor Chris Titus, who chairs the Transit Commission, says the energy savings amount to a quarter of a million dollars a year.
 
Mayor Ivan Court would like to know if that money is going back into the bus service.