Couple articles in the Calgary Papers this morning regarding the subsidies for sub-urban developments.
http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/10/04...luck-with-that
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...854/story.html
I guess I don't agree with Mayor Nenshi on this myself. For one thing, things like rec centers and libraries are for all Calgarians regardless of where they choose to live. So leave that out of the debate.
Inner city development, like some alderman are saying is just as expensive. Also, where are people supposed to live? The inner city is simply not an option for a lot of people. It's to expensive.
If the city has been using the current model to expand why change it now? The airport tunnel is in the suburbs and we had to pay for that and are still paying for it.
And if the Mayor is correct and ends the subsidies, what will happen to those portion of taxes and what will it get spent on?