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We are in shock about this water issue and how it is being handled. We are so tired of Mayor Gondek and her dreadful councillors at city hall we could just scream. Do the people at water works not know by now that the 48-year-old water lines need to be inspected and maintained. This mess has left our entire city in chaos, and the laughing stock of the country. The next thing that is going to happen is they are going to need more money from us taxpayers. Maybe they could get that money from the project of adding fluoride to the water system that is over budget by millions of dollars. This is such a waste of money.
Don and Glenda Phillips
(Many taxpayers are already feeling tapped out.)
Do your due diligence
Where have the people gone that the city hired who are supposed to have all the credentials and abilities to look after, maintain and report monthly, maybe even weekly updates of all of the city structures, water works and road repair mostly to catch or repair whatever’s needed before everything caves in. Whereas it is now being reported after something has gone wrong because no one was doing their due diligence. Then waste all the money that had been saved over the years in the city coffers. Gee, could it be because they all work from home — have no access to systems they are responsible for? Oh, but better to spend money on a new arena and hike taxes and now must pay to park in front of your own house that you already pay taxes for. It seems that the recent mayors and councillors are more interested in their own gain than for the proud, hard-working people who live and have been raised in Calgary.
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Brenda Addie
(Working from home shouldn’t affect the monitoring of systems.)
Don’t water green grass
There are still some people who like to let the water run. There should be a bylaw officer driving around Calgary to see why people are using water. People don’t have to water their lawns because the grass is green. Some people don’t listen to the news at all. Hopefully the city can have the water going again soon so people can use as much as they want.
Ingrid Baumann
(In fairness, many Calgarians have curtailed their water use.)
A tax on all Canadians
The Liberals are misleading Canadians (again) about the new capital gains tax. This new tax will affect everyone who gets a T5 dividend for their income tax which includes mutual funds or investing in Canadian companies. This will also impact everyone’s retirement plan since your return will be less due to the tax. This is not a wealth tax but a tax on all Canadians.
Bill Crawford
(We have enough tax problems already.)
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