In response to an article challenging the city's $108k Service Review on April 18, 2023 Pat Kelly commented in the Owen Sound Hub

Questions for Council on the Service Review Study

"Owen Sound has some of the highest property taxes in the province + one of the lowest average household incomes + stagnant population growth + municipal overstaffing in comparison to other municipalities - we have a beautiful small city and officials need to stop denying the hard facts + need for change, as Jim and others have laid bare"

Pat Kelly,  Owen Sound Hub