Look up, waay up..1 little chair for one of you, and a bigger chair for 2 more to curl up in, and for someone who likes to rock, a rocking chair in the middle
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HomelessCalgary retweeted
Hey @cityofcalgary where can I find the video?
This screen capture from 5 pm Wed (today).
HomelessCalgary retweeted
This is how utilities work - both in private and public sector.
If the dividend was granted back to the utility as you suggest, property taxes would go up an equivalent amount.
HomelessCalgary retweeted
...to avoid political meddling, and ill conceived restructuring. As was the case here (DD).
@JeromyYYC
@kim_tyers
@jenniferwyness
@yuleloveyyc
@djkelly
@RajDhaliwal_YYC
@John4ward6
@mykeatkinson
@nate_for_8
@chabot4ward10
@RobWardCGY
@MikeJamiesonYYC
@DanWMcLean
@Landonforward14
HomelessCalgary retweeted
This was a solid amendment.
Water utility rates are self funded and separate from property tax revenues. And have been such for ages across Canada and North America.
Attempts to change this structure by certain council members demonstrates the need for an independent MCC...
HomelessCalgary retweeted
@chabot4ward10 prepared an amendment that the water utility rates be revisited in 2027 in addition to the normal midterm review in 2028. This passed.
His rationale was to allow for future funding from other levels of government.
And bonus - it allows new Water Board to review.
HomelessCalgary retweeted
I had to Vote No to the Huge Utility Bill increase because I agree with the Chamber of Commerce that it would SEVERELY impact Calgary Residents and Businesses.
I believe we could’ve looked at alternatives like:
-Pause the hike until we see if we get some infrastructure support from the Province or Federal government in upcoming budgets.
-Stretch out the spending and cost recovery over a longer period of time.
-Reduce or Pause some of the Huge projected infrastructure dollars for the Prairie Economic Gateway project
-Take the Cities utility dividend and put it into water pipes instead of General Revenue
-Sell some Cities assets which are Enormous
Sadly the utility hikes passed Council today by a vote of 9 to 6 so now more than ever Council must look at ways to reduce the proposed double digit Property Tax Increase.
HomelessCalgary retweeted
I'll post the relevant clips from today's Council meeting tomorrow, when they become available.
HomelessCalgary retweeted
""From my heart of hearts...blah blah, blah" - DD at presentation of report findings 01/26
@JeromyYYC
@kim_tyers
@jenniferwyness
@yuleloveyyc
@djkelly
@RajDhaliwal_YYC
@John4ward6
@mykeatkinson
@nate_for_8
@chabot4ward10
@RobWardCGY
@MikeJamiesonYYC
@DanWMcLean
@Landonforward14
HomelessCalgary retweeted
Which is why we need a technically qualified Water Utility Oversight Board to advise council, and why IMO Thompson's days should be numbered.
The two Bearspaw failures cost taxpayers ~$125 million +
and all that happened to Thompson was that he got a promotion from @duckworth17
HomelessCalgary retweeted
I watched that and what it confirmed to me was that Thompson wasn't qualified to answer the Q (the widespread false assumption was that the failed pipes last 100 years - widely known as untrue in industry
and you were unqualified to discern when you were getting played or mislead
HomelessCalgary retweeted
You then followed up with questions of Thompson where he confirmed you met with him in private over your concerns over the health of the water system, and got him to acknowledge everything was fine, no concerns.
This was supposed to be a rebuke to the Mayor, I assume.
HomelessCalgary retweeted
@JenniferWyness in today's Committee meeting, after mayor @JeromyYYC asked about accountability of Acting COO Michael Thompson, PEng, Thompson provided a masterful but still a lengthy dodge of the question-claiming that this whole past year has been one of accountability.Bahaha
HomelessCalgary retweeted
With the number of changes currently in Admin:
*hiring of new CAO underway
*recent retirement of Acting COO last Friday
*Members of Water Utility Oversight Board announced
*domino effect throughout org
this will take some time to resolve
Future tweaking of budgets expected
HomelessCalgary retweeted
N.B. There was one Committee meeting where, in response to questions from other Councillors, at least 2 maybe 3 times he responded to them as "Councillor Keating" before correcting himself.
It became a bit of a joke.
HomelessCalgary retweeted
Does she have some sort of special connection with the Acting COO of Water that is at risk of being severely altered?
Reminiscent of when as former GM of Transportation he charmed the Council head of the Green Line (before a GL Board was formed) Shane Keating.
Not good.
HomelessCalgary retweeted
HomelessCalgary retweeted
Compare with the extensive relevant experience of the WUOB members.
newsroom.calgary.ca/council-…
HomelessCalgary retweeted
I can't speak for the rest of the 1.6 million Calgarians,but Councillor @JenniferWyness plans to scrap the recently announced Water Utility Board does not instill confidence.
What in her @cityofcalgary
profile indicates any special knowledge in water resource management?
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