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fredr123 · 07-21-2010, 07:41 AM

For a bit of background on the Calgary Airport Authority's version of events, the public letter to Mayor Bronconnier from May 2009 is quite telling: http://www.calgaryairport.com/data//.../51_Letter.pdf

Other information is also available here: http://www.calgaryairport.com/Defaul...d=634&pre=view

Point being, there is no way we're not going to look back on this in 10 years when taxpayers are told to empty their pockets to pay for a $1 billion dollar tunnel that could have cost substantially less if the City had been on top of this from the start. There was no need for this to go to an emergency marathon debate in Council. The Airport Trail closure has been known for years and the deadline for putting the tunnel plan in place (which has already passed) was known years in advance too. To scramble at the last minute and shuffle funds from one project to another only highlights the poor planning and lack of foresight the City has shown in recent years.

07-21-2010, 07:41 AM	#7
fredr123 Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Exp:	For a bit of background on the Calgary Airport Authority's version of events, the public letter to Mayor Bronconnier from May 2009 is quite telling: http://www.calgaryairport.com/data//.../51_Letter.pdf Other information is also available here: http://www.calgaryairport.com/Defaul...d=634&pre=view Point being, there is no way we're not going to look back on this in 10 years when taxpayers are told to empty their pockets to pay for a $1 billion dollar tunnel that could have cost substantially less if the City had been on top of this from the start. There was no need for this to go to an emergency marathon debate in Council. The Airport Trail closure has been known for years and the deadline for putting the tunnel plan in place (which has already passed) was known years in advance too. To scramble at the last minute and shuffle funds from one project to another only highlights the poor planning and lack of foresight the City has shown in recent years. Last edited by fredr123; 07-21-2010 at 07:43 AM.