I work for Mayor Nenshi, ask me anything!

[Tyler]

Originally Posted by stampsx2

On a side note, if people pay for transit i don't get why we have to put so much money into it.

Do you have any idea how much the government subsidizes Transit??

[SebC]

Originally Posted by stampsx2

When there's a possible reduction to municipal funding from the province on the horizon, why does Nenshi bring up infrastructure for cuts first. Seems like it's his favorite or easiest thing to cut. It has the fourth highest budget after the police, transit and fire department. I would leave the police budget alone. On a side note, if people pay for transit i don't get why we have to put so much money into it.

It is more efficient to stop building new things than to stop operating things that you've already built.

[kevman]

Why do the 2015 tax assessments no longer show the revenue neutral adjusted mill rate calculation like they have in years past?

[Coach]

Why is there seemingly consant construction on Stoney in the NW? Didn't they just build this like 3 years ago? Why wasn't whatever they need do done when first building it? Theres also some ridiculous lane endings and such that seem to me accidents waiting to happen? Why wasn't this thing made three lanes on both sides all the way around?

on sort of the same topic, the reflectors we use on roads are terrible. If the road is even the slightest bit damp, I don't know about anyone else but I can't see the lines for crap. Is there a problem with using the types of reflectors that actually come out of the road like the three round bumps, or the small thin ones that you just drive over? They seem to work much better in the places that I've seen them. The paint is brutal.

On a similar note, and I don't tink Nenshi has anything to do with this, but maybe he can help prop up the idea: How is there not street lights all along the QEII? I drove from EDM to CGY in what I would describe as pretty standard, clear, night winter conditions and the toughest part for me was seeing the road, and not because of the weather. For such a busy and accident-ridden highway, you'd think something like this would help.

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by kevman

Why do the 2015 tax assessments no longer show the revenue neutral adjusted mill rate calculation like they have in years past?

I assume because it was horribly misleading.

HERE'S YOUR NEW 2015 TAX BILL: 0.00143532 * $250,000 = $4,000*




*assuming nothing changes in the budget and revenues needed which never happens.


Then come tax bill time, everyone who doesn't understand the system flips out because it doesn't match their assessment.

[Knalus]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Why is there seemingly consant construction on Stoney in the NW? Didn't they just build this like 3 years ago? Why wasn't whatever they need do done when first building it? Theres also some ridiculous lane endings and such that seem to me accidents waiting to happen? Why wasn't this thing made three lanes on both sides all the way around?

on sort of the same topic, the reflectors we use on roads are terrible. If the road is even the slightest bit damp, I don't know about anyone else but I can't see the lines for crap. Is there a problem with using the types of reflectors that actually come out of the road like the three round bumps, or the small thin ones that you just drive over? They seem to work much better in the places that I've seen them. The paint is brutal.

On a similar note, and I don't tink Nenshi has anything to do with this, but maybe he can help prop up the idea: How is there not street lights all along the QEII? I drove from EDM to CGY in what I would describe as pretty standard, clear, night winter conditions and the toughest part for me was seeing the road, and not because of the weather. For such a busy and accident-ridden highway, you'd think something like this would help.

Snowplows

[kevman]

Originally Posted by Ducay

Then come tax bill time, everyone who doesn't understand the system flips out because it doesn't match their assessment.

Yeah but as it stands everyone that doesn't understand the system is flipping out cause their assessments went up 10% (or more) and they think the city is out to get them...

[ranchlandsselling]

I live on a corner lot and knobs keep driving on the sidewalk as they're going around the bend. I actaully have some tracks from some idiot that cut it so close that they made it onto my lawn (prior snow fall in November). Is there something the city can do to stop idiots from being idiots in this situation?

Maybe this:

Spoiler!

Or this:

Spoiler!

[Northendzone]

is there any way the mayor can pass legislation to force car washes to be open no matter what the outdoor temp is?

most car washed in teh SE are closed when it is -20 or colder. this is crap!!! this si the bst time to wash a vehicle as it will stay clean.

i can from Wpg and the car washes there are open all of the time.

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by ranchlandsselling

I live on a corner lot and knobs keep driving on the sidewalk as they're going around the bend. I actaully have some tracks from some idiot that cut it so close that they made it onto my lawn (prior snow fall in November). Is there something the city can do to stop idiots from being idiots in this situation?

Maybe this:

People on my circle on the inside corners put up cones to mark the curb when the snow gets deep enough. Works well. Just 2 cones keeps people from inadvertently cutting the corner too tight.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

is there any way the mayor can pass legislation to force car washes to be open no matter what the outdoor temp is?

most car washed in teh SE are closed when it is -20 or colder. this is crap!!! this si the bst time to wash a vehicle as it will stay clean.

i can from Wpg and the car washes there are open all of the time.

This is brutal to read.

i can from wpg, how is babby formed.

[mrkajz44]

Originally Posted by ranchlandsselling

I live on a corner lot and knobs keep driving on the sidewalk as they're going around the bend. I actaully have some tracks from some idiot that cut it so close that they made it onto my lawn (prior snow fall in November). Is there something the city can do to stop idiots from being idiots in this situation?

My parents had this issue, though there was no sidewalk in front. They got two large boulders and placed them at the edge of their property on the corner. It was around a landscaped type area so the boulders didn't look way out of place.If you cut that corner too tight then blamo, new bumper time.

[jammies]

Everyone knows it's the feds that control car wash opening hours. Harper, why do you insist on your dirty car secret agenda?

[ranchlandsselling]

Originally Posted by Ducay

People on my circle on the inside corners put up cones to mark the curb when the snow gets deep enough. Works well. Just 2 cones keeps people from inadvertently cutting the corner too tight.

I thought about that, but I'm pretty sure it happens in the summer too - the problem is more idiocy than vision.

That said, I was debating the pylon thing but figured it would get taken, or just run over.

[ranchlandsselling]

Originally Posted by mrkajz44

My parents had this issue, though there was no sidewalk in front. They got two large boulders and placed them at the edge of their property on the corner. It was around a landscaped type area so the boulders didn't look way out of place.If you cut that corner too tight then blamo, new bumper time.

Awesome!

However, if I can solve the sidewalk issue the lawn occurance however rare would be moot.

[mrkajz44]

Originally Posted by ranchlandsselling

Awesome!

However, if I can solve the sidewalk issue the lawn occurance however rare would be moot.

Yeah, my solution doesn't really work with a sidewalk - I was trying to think of a way to solve that, but I couldn't come up with any ideas.

[Northendzone]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

This is brutal to read.

i can from wpg, how is babby formed.

i blame fat fingers, lack of proofing, and being at a rush while at work for my poorly worded post......usually my english is perfectly cromulent.....

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

i blame fat fingers, lack of proofing, and being at a rush while at work for my poorly worded post......usually my english is perfectly cromulent.....

I often wonder how many periods you've posted on CP in your time here....................................It's got be north of 100 000 by now...

[Northendzone]

^ if I was to ever get banned, and then attept to come back with another user name, I'd vey quickly tip my hand

[Bunk]

So, all good things come to an end, and after a little over four years in the Mayor's Office I've decided to move onto other city-building adventures.

I figured since the Mayor won the World Mayor Prize, my work is done. It's only down hill from here! Kidding of course, but it has indeed been an incredible privilege to work for this Mayor and amongst my incredible colleagues in the Mayor's Office and across the City of Calgary.

As for this thread, I'll try to convince one of my colleagues or my successor to pick up the baton, but I can't make any promises. Or, perhaps you can call 311 like everyone else.

Josh