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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Why?
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Because if that was the answer to that question, I think it's arrogant, and counter productive. I work in the building industry, but that's secondary to the fact that I'm born and raised Calgarian. While I am happy that Nenshi came along and helped re-orient City Hall towards sustainable growth, I don't think that the city needs a wall built around it, and it's strictly upwards henceforth.
Until I read that, I thought Nenshi was wise about finding the proper medium. Upwards and outwards. There are different markets to satiate, and you can't force someone who wants to buy a new house on the edge of town to buy a condo.
Before I go off to far here, I'm still wanting to know what the direct question was, and what the answer was. I trust Nenshi much more than I trust some quote from the Herald. I'm hoping he's still my guy (he got my vote in 2010), but like I said, if that's the way he's thinking now (the quote I originally quoted), then I might have to re-think my vote here in 2013.
As for the "controversy" about builders endorsing candidates, the company I work for gave us their two bits. It was very tactful and unoffensive. Just a heads up that there are people that seem to want perimeter development to cease, so choose wisely when in the booth. That's totally fair. I appreciated that they didn't ram a list of candidates down our throats, because I wouldn't have necessarily voted they way they hope I do, even if I was told outright to do it.
Basically, Mr. Coffee, I can tell by your reply to my question, that you are in the camp of wanting development to either slow right down, or stop. I don't agree. And it's not just because I work for a builder. I think that it is a big part of our economy, and if Calgary were to stifle it, it would cause industry to move elsewhere. My primary interest is voting for the people that I think will most benefit Calgary for today and for tomorrow. It's a fine line to find. I think you and I have that line in different places. That's the beauty of democracy, though. At the end of the day, you'll be able to go home to your place (likely in the inner city), and I'll be able to go home to my little house in the burbs, where I have a yard and a deck, and I can afford my mortgage.