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Old 10-19-2013, 11:47 AM   #930
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Originally Posted by Slava View Post
My one fear with restricting development too much is that it will push the would-be buyers to Airdrie,Chestermere, Okotoks,Cochrane,Langdon,etc. and we will have the same kind of impacts on our infrastructure but collect no taxes to deal with it.
Is that true? Assuming they're commuting into Calgary, people living in bedroom communities might have a similar impact on our main highways, but I'd think they wouldn't cost the city nearly as much for police and fire protection, water, sewage, waste collection, parks, side streets, etc.
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