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Originally Posted by ken0042
Sorry, back in the 90's they used to refer to the budget as a per season basis. Looks like they are doing a calendar year thing, so there's $14.1 M left in the 2006 budget. I could also have the number wrong; when I left Winnipeg the Internet wasn't anywhere near what it is now so we would have to take news reporters at their word.
As for the $100 per year; it was an approximation of there being 500,000 households in Calgary splitting a $50M budget.
In any case; a city like Winnipeg spends way more than Calgary because they have to; the snow will not "just melt" like it does here. And if it gets left behind it just accumulates. My point remains; if people want extra services like they get in other cities are they also willing to pay for those sevices?
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I'll gladly pay more for better snow removal. It is very expensive for me to be stuck in traffic for two hours, as well as paying higher insurance premiums for all the accidents that occur. I don't think it'll be $100/year extra.