Nothing wrong with being different

RE: Hamilton looks at raising street parking fees (Feb. 22)

It seems the city has discovered parking rates in Hamilton are low among cities of similar size. That is a good sign. But to the city’s management and council they only see it as a money grab. The city figures we should up the rates. Why do council and city management think we have to do things just like everyone else? I’m not just talking about parking rates. The city has an actual division of people whose responsibility it is to investigate other cities in North America to get ideas on how the city should progress into the future. What ever happened developing our own ideas and paths to the future? There is nothing wrong with being different and sometimes being different is better for the city residents. Mike Lacroix, Hamilton