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Originally Posted by calculoso
Easy? Puleease. If it wasn't for the media outcry, it would have been ignored just like every other effort that is being made. One example is just an outlier.
When the growing trend is that the City isn't listening, what does it matter? Bronco is going to do what Bronco wants, and he's going to shout down anyone who apposes him. That's what he's trying to do with the province, and fits his personality to a T.
For the record, based on your own link, 74% would rather new User Fees be introduced or expanded instead of raising taxes while 26% want their taxes to go up (slide 36). Also, the satisfaction with how the City is spending tax dollars is going down (slide 33).
Tell me again that Calgarians want their taxes increased... It'll just reflect, once again, how the City isn't listening.
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Sorry Calculoso. Simply saying the City isn't listening isn't good enough. That obviously means you're frustrated with the City and, based on your responses, are refusing to do anything about it because it's hopeless.
According to the same survey, 86% of citizens have initiated contact with the City of Calgary in one form or another, and the the general trend over the last five years is citizens are getting more connected with the City. This is in large part due to the increased use of services such as 3-1-1.
There is also a 64% satisfaction rating with the City's services, which unfortunately is a dip from previous years, but also the same years where Calgary has seen it's most burgeoning growth.
Your apathy and frustration with the process is something the City is concerned about, but you seem intelligent enough to stand up and make demands. I'm curious to know if you've had a bad experience with communicating with the City before?
Also, comparing raised taxes and user fees is not the same as raised taxes versus lower taxes. One assumes that taxes are going to go up anyways and what kind of raise is preferable, and the other assumes a choice between raising or lowering the overall tax rate. Two different things.