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Originally Posted by kermitology
It's getting out of control though. The mentality of people in this city has to change such that you have to understand that the continued urban sprawl will see Calgary spread into Cochrane, Airdrie and Okotoks. Hell, we're almost at Okotoks already, and Airdrie is a stones throw away from the edge of Calgary. I don't think it takes an urban planner to see that supporting a city built like that is extremely difficult. We will all have to pay for that with increased taxation and when people start moving to the satellite cities something's going to give and it's not going to help anyone.
I've seen where urban sprawl leads, and the reliance on automobile transportation, and I don't like it. I don't want my city to be like that. So I'm vocal about my position on that matter.
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I respect your views, but I don't want to live inner city in crammed environment where because of the density the small parcel of property that I buy is hideously over priced.
I've done the downtown living, and while it was thrilling and interesting when I was young, it wore thin and I wanted to get away from it.
I bought in the sprawl because I want a decent sized backyard or my own greenspace.
I also don't think its fair that people should get tax breaks because they choose to buy and live downtown and they choose to pay the preminum both in tax and in initial purchase value by living in a concept based around density.
To me this is a question of distribution of money, not taxation. I think based on the inefficiencies of the city that the issue isn't the amount of tax dollars collected, its how its used and distributed.
If I had kids, I'd want to be as far from the core of the city that I can get. If I don't like the idea of condo living, then I'm going to go somewhere where I can buy a house with a yard.
To me the whole balance point of reduction of sprawl vs the right to buy and live where I choose within the city blanances heavily to the right to choose.