[Beatle17]

Originally Posted by nobles_point

Please elaborate , I have and this city is a bargain. It seems like a bargain because we are the only major city that makes businesses pay over 55% of the property taxes.

But I digress... please spew more oversimplifications of your expertise on city building. If... based on your example, Nenshi was the reason why Calgarians have the new library they have Calgarians had the opportunity to move on last year.

They didn’t.

Get ready for the impending doom of the downtown property tax vacancy and the impact it will have on your property taxes as well.

But I’m sure your mandate of risk nothing and spend less will solve the problem.

I’m sure you’re also against the green bin, because the double standard of reducing waste to extend landfill lifecycle and minimize the cost of municipal services seems right in your wheelhouse and.... just outside of potentially comprehending one morsel of the complexity inherent in municipal affairs. The cost of the bins has raised your/mine/our Enmax bill by $22.50 per month and INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES BY AN AVERAGE OF $112.00 PER YEAR FOR LESS SERVICES. THEY ARE NOW DROPPING THE RATE OF PICK UP BUT NOT DECREASING THE HOMEOWNER COST OF THE BILL

But I don’t care about any of that because this discussion is about the arena. The city's objective with an entertainment centre/district is to create a carrying capacity of density that will offset some of the looming infrastructure deficit awaiting Calgary's sprawl. Council can see the lifecycle assessment of tangibke capital assets like existing pipe, road, and wire and see that the renewal costs aren’t pretty.

The arena will go ahead because it is central to creating revenue to pay for this sprawl repair/renewal. Is it thee answer, no. It is one of the solutions/opportunities... yes.

The mayor and his select group of tax and spend left leaning group do not look for ways to save money, they steal over $50Million of the provincial tax refund, don't tell us what they are using it for, AND raise our taxes. We all know it costs to run the city and have no issue paying our taxes for needed services but i have an issue when the smug bastard tells us he knows better.