[Kavvy]

Originally Posted by Lanny's Moustache

Thanks for the bullet points, but I said most people, not all. A few do take more action than shaking their fist at an internet cloud.

Further, millions of dollars are wasted by the city and province every year. This won't change, It's politics. And millions of dollars are spent on projects you don't like. I've watched this forum get it's panties in a knot because money was being spent on outlying areas of the city at the supposed expense of those paying higher taxes living inner-city. Again, if you don't like how the city spends it's money try to do something about it or move somewhere that you completely agree with.

At the end of the day public funding will be spent. That's how these things work. How much and on what is yet to be determined but it is a fact when living in a city the size and with the things Calgary does. I, for one, am all for improving the city's infrastructure, beauty and amenities as that is what taxes are for.

If the Flames chose to hike ticket prices 60% like the Oilers then good luck to them selling out their shiny new building. I try to believe they are smarter than that but who knows what will happen. Having spoken to Ken King while in 2 other far more modern buildings than the Dome, and without any of the line-ups, choke points and short-pouring beer stands like the Coilers built, I get a strong sense that he knows what to and not to do. The hate here for him is laughable but expected based on the opinions people are so openly willing to share.

As for road cleaning, well that's just the city trying to "save" so they can waste elsewhere. I've had many discussions with city workers and those at city hall about it and what it comes down to is general political wasting not being called out by voters and generally apathetic citizens who bitch and moan then drive their SUV with 3 season tires into a ditch. So nothing actually gets done. I was unfortunately denied 3 times trying to start an actual snow removal business to serve at least my community that would clear roads of snow instead of poorly attempting to push it to the side and leave side streets to rot until spring. MY alderman hasn't received a vote from me in years. Yet he's still employed.

You're welcome. Your big blocks of text loose the reader. You also didn't respond to all my points and instead focused on the least relevant item I responded too - roads.