John English has had no response to a letter he sent Colwood council criticizing a property tax decision, but that might be because the retired government staffer isn’t on Twitter.  His letter, sent on behalf of the Royal Bay Homeowners Association, protested a move to exempt five acres of land in Royal Bay from paying property taxes. Such a move runs contrary to the city’s official community plan (OCP), English said, which notes that Colwood’s “relatively small commercial base” keeps a higher pressure on residential taxes.    Read the entire article……………………………….