22 November 2009
Reader Response Forum
28/11/2009 02:12
Developers Can Suck It Up Or Leave City
Don,
Take a look at the Saint City News yesterday, as the developers are threatening no development in the annexed lands. Why? Because the City wants them to pay their fair share of the costs of infrastructure to service that development. This means they need to pay $92.5 of the $95 million that the city was originally going to require the taxpayer to pay. This was in spite of Council's promise that developers would pay the full cost of developing their lands.
This threat shows how vigilant we have to be as it will place extra pressure on Council to let the developers off the hook. A couple of the speakers at the Council meeting on Monday said "let the market work". If developers feel the costs are too high, then development can wait, take less profit, or sell and let others develop.
And please read the Gazette tomorrow, where a full page ad of SATA's presentation on off-site levies will appear. The ad was placed as one of our members (who wants to remain anonymous) felt so strongly that it should be published, that they paid for it. OUR THANKS TO THEM, this is a major donation that helps move the goals of your organization forward.
Lynda Flannery
President
St. Albert Taxpayers Association
SINC SAYS:
Lynda, we all need to give that anonymous donor who paid for the ad in the Gazette a group hug. What a wonderful thing to do.
As for those developers, they can tough it out. That’s what we taxpayers have been doing for years now. Let’s see how long they can survive without developing. Seems to me that would put them out of business by their own hand, wouldn’t it?
To be very honest, no development on the housing side might be just the thing to give us time to recuperate from the damage that has been done by this council and the administration they and other councils have allowed to tax residents to death for the past eight years.
It also might allow us some time to get out from under the crushing debt this administration has engineered and this council has “bought” from an administration gone amok.
If this council collapses and reverses their earlier decision due to threats from developers, it will be the saddest day in the history of St. Albert. Their rallying cry should be, “make the developers pay”.
A Cartoon To Make Your Day
Now this is an AIRPLANE!
28/11/2009 02:12
Boeing is preparing a 1000 passenger jet that could reshape the air travel industry for the next 100 years. The radical blended wing design has been developed by Boeing in cooperation with the NASA Langley Research Center.
The mammoth plane will have a wing span of 265 feet compared to the 747's 211 feet, and is designed to fit within the newly created terminals used for the 555 seat Airbus A380, which is 262 feet wide.
The new 797 is in direct response to the Airbus A380 which has racked up 159 orders, but has not yet flown any passengers. Boeing decided to kill its 747X stretched super jumbo in 2003 after little interest was shown by airline companies, but has continued to develop the ultimate Airbus Crusher 797 for years at its Phantom Works research facility in Long Beach, Calif.
The Airbus A380 has been in the works since 1999 and has accumulated $13 billion in development costs, which gives Boeing a huge advantage now that Airbus has committed to the older style tubular aircraft for decades to come.
There are several big advantages to the blended wing design, the most Important being the lift to drag ratio which is expected to increase by an amazing 50 percent, with overall weight reduced by 25 percent, making it an estimated 33 percent more efficient than the A380, and making Airbus's $13 billion dollar investment look pretty shaky.
High body rigidity is another key factor in blended
wing aircraft. It reduces turbulence and creates less
stress on the air frame which adds to efficiency,
giving the 797 a tremendous 8800 nautical mile range
with its 1000 passengers flying comfortably at mach
0.88 or 654 mph (+-1046km/h) cruising speed, another
advantage over the Airbus tube-and-wing designed
A380's 570 mph (912 km/h).
The exact date for introduction is unclear, yet the
battle lines are clearly drawn in the high-stakes war
for civilian air supremacy. What an amazing thing!
SINC SAYS:
An alert reader
tipped us off that this story is false and
there is no such plane.
See complete
details
here:
Creating Intelligent Liveable Cities
28/11/2009 02:11
Free Public Event
In the face of new challenges like peak oil, climate change and economic chaos, how can city experts make sense of the overwhelming challenges that threaten life in the “human hive” as we know it? How can well meaning, well educated and well intentioned staff of municipalities, planning companies, land developers, and civil society find the time, space and spheres of influence they need not just to do their jobs effectively but to make sense of life conditions never before experienced? Marilyn Hamilton will discuss topics such as the city's carrying capacity and the roles various professionals play in the planning process.
Who Should Attend?
This event will be of interest to planning professionals, government officials and administrators, developers, and citizens concerned with regional transportation and planning.
Date & Location
Monday, November 30, 2009
7:00 pm – 8:30pm
Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel
10222-102 Street
Speaker
Marilyn Hamilton is Associate Faculty at Royal Roads University School of Leadership and author of Integral City: Evolutionary Intelligences for the Human Hive.
Registration
Admission is free; registration is suggested. Limited Seating.
Register at crsc@ualberta.ca
AACIP Learning Units
This session qualifies for AACIP Continuous Professional Learning Units. Please contact AACIP for more information.
Push-Button Bra Turns Bitsy To Bodacious
28/11/2009 02:11
SINC SAYS:
Direct from our “For The Woman Who doesn’t Have Enough” department comes this bra from China.
If you have a yen to grow from an A or B to a C or even a D cup, this is the product for you.
So forget the implants and the surgery gals.
Just push the button . . . and watch ‘em grow!
Complete with video here.
Now THIS Is A Man’s Beer
28/11/2009 02:11
SINC SAYS:
A brewery in Scotland has broken a world record for the strongest beer.
While most beers on the market are a puny five percent, this brew tips the scales and an incredible 32 percent alcohol.
Being Scottish, I can drink a beer with the best of ‘em, but I’m not about to consume any of this stuff.
And just what did they name this great new product?
Baby Meerkats Mothered By Toy
28/11/2009 02:11
SINC SAYS:
A zoo in the UK recently had a litter of Meerkats born, but the mother died just two days after giving birth.
The enterprising keepers at the zoo knew just what to do.
They bought a toy Meerkat and substituted the toy for the mother.
And by the picture with this story, it looks like the little guys are doing just fine.
See the photo here.
Reader Response Forum
27/11/2009 05:27
Ticketing Carries On With Council’s Blessing
A letter in
Wednesday’s Gazette entitled “Bus lane patrol
seems excessive”, points out:
“I’m writing to inform parents who pick up their children at Sir George Simpson school that they will receive a $60 parking ticket if they stop in a certain stretch of pavement in front of the school.
While waiting to pick up my daughter, the bylaw officer drove up, exited his car and proceeded to tell a mother in a car ahead of me, as well as myself, to stay where we were as he was going to issue both of us a ticket for stopping there. Not parking, stopping. He then proceeded to write us both tickets for simply being there waiting for our children. This is a bus lane, yes I agree, but it was also 20 minutes after all buses had left for the afternoon, not during drop off or pickup.”
SINC SAYS:
Here is yet another shining example of an out of control wannabe cop who could easily have given a warning to the man and woman involved in the incident.
Instead, and driven by greed to keep his job, he becomes an agent of city administration and issues two totally unnecessary tickets.
I wrote the mayor about this type of incident taking place in my own bloody driveway and got a predictable reaction. He “copied all of council” with my letter.
When will these
nincompoops begin to realize just how bad it
looks when they publicly state, that it’s all
about the money? That is the single message
that has been coming out of city hall by the
mayor, as the papers are full of his comments
on that front.
Not only are we the highest taxed municipality in the nation, but now we have to be subjected to a bunch of clowns raiding our wallets for the tiniest of infractions?
This council and administration know what the right thing to do is, yet they avoid it. Just lay off the two extra bylaw officers they hired on a recommendation by administration that they would “pay for themselves”.
It’s an experiment gone wrong, driven by greed and it should be fixed immediately. Toss the pair of wannabe cops out on their ass. They’ve been acting like one anyway.
Saskatchewan Fans Bound
For Grey Cup In Record Numbers
Little Johnny's At It Again!
27/11/2009 05:27
Little Johnny's kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station where they saw pictures tacked to a bulletin board of the 10 most wanted criminals. One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person. 'Yes,' said the policeman. 'The detectives want very badly to capture him. Little Johnny asked, " Why didn't you keep him when you took his picture?"
The Places People Don’t Have Sex
27/11/2009 05:26
SINC SAYS:
I guess some folks search out exciting new places to do the nasty to spice up their love lives.
But it’s not often they get photographed in the act. Or is that act in the photograph?
At any rate, two nudies were seen cavorting high above the streets of Sydney, Australia as they did their thing in a downtown clock tower.
The picture is taken from far enough away so as not to be offensive.
Darn it anyway.
Pig Flatulence Sets Off Gas Alarm
27/11/2009 05:26
SINC SAYS:
I’ve known some guys over the years who can clear a room when they fart.
But this pig from Down Under has them all beat.
It seems it farted enough to set off the gas leak alarms in a bush fire prone area of Oz.
The audio that accompanies this story is enough to make you giggle, but then who doesn’t giggle at a fart?
They named the porker “Fluffy”!
Dog Greets Customers At Drive Thru Window
27/11/2009 05:26
SINC SAYS:
Imagine if you pulled up to a drive thru window and you were faced with a chocolate lab staring at you.
That’s what happens to customers a a Florida convenience store.
And he’s even wearing a company shirt.
He sure does entertain the kids in the car, but even the parents are smiling.
There are some great pictures with this story, not to be missed.
Wait a minute.
A drive thru at a convenience store?
Reader Response Forum
26/11/2009 05:17
A Twisted Cartoon To Make Your Day
A Look At Utah’s Monument Valley
No More Dumps Before Terra Firma?
26/11/2009 05:16
SINC SAYS:
The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to touch down on Friday morning and it will do so with a problem.
It seems there’s always some problem with the shuttles, doesn’t it?
Anyway the problem is that the pee nozzle is plugged.
That is the nozzle located on the outside of the craft where they dump the toilet’s holding tank.
What? They dump their waste in space?
You mean there’s number twos floating around up there?
Ah well, they must have windshield wipers on those shuttles.
Who’da thunk it?
San Francisco Bay From a Blimp
26/11/2009 05:14
SINC SAYS:
Some of you may have been here, so here is different view of San Francisco Bay From a Blimp.
If you had to pay for a flight it would have been $425 per seat.
At least with this one you can look at it again, and again and again. Fabulous. Enjoy the ride!
You can take this flight commercially, but it is very, very,
expensive.
This one is free.
The Wrath Of A Woman Scorned
26/11/2009 05:10
SINC SAYS:
You know the old saying about the wrath of a woman scorned?
Here’s one guy in Scotland who will certainly never forget the wrath part of that saying.
You see, he was cheating on his sweetie and she took an instant dislike to him.
Well, make that part of him anyway.
See which part here.
Burger King Features 1,000 Calorie Burger
26/11/2009 05:05
SINC SAYS:
They do things different in New Zealand all right.
Note I wrote different, not smart.
Seems that Burger King have decided the populace isn’t fat enough and introduced a new burger to put The Whopper to shame.
It’s 1,000 calories with 68 grams of fat.
And what do nutritionists say?
Rice Paddy Art
25/11/2009 20:18
The most famous work is grown in the village of
Inakadate, 600 miles north of Toyko, where the
tradition began in 1993.
I wonder if it is these guys who sneak in and do crop circles while on vacation in the UK?
I wonder if it is these guys who sneak in and do crop circles while on vacation in the UK?
Reader Response Forum
25/11/2009 06:13
Pictures From Our Readers
This shot submitted by long time reader Elke Blodgett. It would seem sunrises are all the rage these days.
City Finishes Deer Crossing Sign Request
Good morning Elke and Don,
Bill asked me to send this email on to the both of you.
Have a great day!
Thanks,
Beth
Beth Purdon,
Executive Assistant
City Manager's Office
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From: Glenn Tompolski
To: Bill Holtby
Subject: FW: Ray Gibbon Drive Animal Warning
Signs
Hi Bill,
To close this off, the signs have been installed.
Glenn Tompolski
Director, Public Works
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Thanks Beth. I checked the new signs today. The one
north of the bridge is in the right location, but the
one on the south side should be south of the lagoons,
not in the middle of the lagoon crossing. The deer
cross just south of the power line.
Elke Blodgett
St. Albert
SINC
SAYS:
It is a good thing when something goes right and the
city finishes up on a promise. For that they deserve
credit. Now, if they can just put that one sign in
the right spot, all will be well.
Unusual
Christmas Decoration
World’s Top 10 Ugly Buildings
25/11/2009 06:13
SINC SAYS:
It seems to me they develop a top 10 list of anything and everything these days.
Such is the case with this list of ugly buildings.
Canada is represented though, with Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum making the list at number eight.
However, I predict that Toronto will be knocked off the list next year by Edmonton. Have you seen that steaming pile of crap they call the Art Gallery Of Alberta in downtown Edmonton?
It will win hands down.
We’ve Got The Scoop On Poop
25/11/2009 06:13
SINC SAYS:
It’s that time of year again when readers will be out looking for that perfect gift for the little lady in your life.
Now there are some of you who tell me that the little lady at times can hand out a lot of poop.
So for those guys especially, why not return it in the form of reindeer poop jewelry.
I mean what could be more appropriate?
Here’s the poop on it.
Rock Star Sex For Hero Pilot
25/11/2009 06:13
SINC SAYS:
You remember Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger don’t you?
He’s the hero pilot who landed that airliner safely on the Hudson River when the plane hit some geese and lost power.
In a recent interview with Sully and his wife, they were asked if his “hero status” had affected their relationship in any way.
His wife of 20 years quickly chimed in that the sex was much better and Sully called it “rock star sex”.
Anybody got an airliner I can borrow?
“Normandy Nessie” In Florida Canal?
25/11/2009 06:13
SINC SAYS:
If you live in Madeira Beach there’s not a lot of excitement so what do you do?
Why you invent a monster swimming in the canal behind your house, that’s what.
An elderly Florida resident has done just that and he’s got pictures and video to prove it folks.
Officials say it is a Manatee, but the old boy is so convinced it’s related to the Loch Ness monster that he’s nicknamed the darn thing “Normandy Nessie”.
More monster mash here.
Germs Are Good For Kids
25/11/2009 06:13
SINC SAYS:
Back when I was a kid, we all ate a little dirt from time to time.
And if we didn’t, we surely got dirt in cuts and scratches since a band-aid was a rare thing back then.
And I can’t begin to count the times I picked up my gum or candy and blew on it after I dropped it on the floor or in the dirt.
Our parents never seemed concerned about our antics either.
Turns out they were right according to a new study on kids and germs.
So if you are one of those parents who coddles toddlers and keeps them germ free, be aware you are setting the kid up for trouble later in life.
It’s all right here.
Reader Response Forum
24/11/2009 05:58
Finally, A Win For Beleaguered Taxpayers
Hello All:
I'm pleased to let you know that Council voted this evening (Nov 23 council meeting) to direct administration to re-open discussions with developers. Their new mandate is to re-negotiate off-site levies for the annexed lands to include:
Developers paying 50% of the cost of the first 2 lanes of Ray Gibbon Drive Phases II and III, and Developers paying 95% of the cost of reservoirs and lift stations to service that land.
This is a very good outcome as it removes approximately $92 million of the $95.5 million subsidy that current taxpayers would have paid if the offsite levy deal that came to Council tonight had been approved.
Thank you for your support. I'm confident that the support of many individuals who wrote letters to the Editor and Council and who spoke in support of our concerns about off-site levies, was instrumental in influencing Council to revisit their earlier direction.
Next steps is administration re-entering negotiations with the Developers, and bringing those results back to a continuation of the by-law hearing at 5:00 p.m. on January 25, 2010.
I hope to see many of you at the Annual General Meeting tomorrow at the St. Albert Community League Hall at 7:00 p.m.
Lynda Flannery
President
St. Albert Taxpayers Association
SINC SAYS:
Had council approved this latest lunacy from administration, they could easily be called morons, but with this result, let’s put them in the “recovering” category.
It is the very first
glimmer of hope of a change in path to deny
this administration their continued cavalier
spending habits. Let’s hope it continues and we
get rid of all unnecessary
spending.
The next items in
the sights of taxpayers should be the wasted
half million bucks on a birthday party and
the elevator park spending. The Artsy Fartsy
crowd needs to be trimmed down to size as
well. Follow up that with no more dollars
sunk into our two current money sink holes,
Ray Gibbon Drive and $ervu$ Place and we will
have begun a complete
recovery.
Former Councillor Fought The Good Fight
SINC SAYS:
Last night, local resident and former council member Bob Russell made the following presentation to council. Thanks Bob for your time and effort as we know your input had an effect on the outcome of last night’s council meeting. The citizens of St. Albert owe you a debt of gratitude.
Bob’s Presentation:
Members of Council:
When I read the October 27, Erin Ridge north area structure plan I was surprised and disappointed that the document did not contain a financial analysis so that a taxpayer could understand the financial implications of the ASP.
I understand that a fiscal impact analysis was prepared in December of 2008 but that report was not attached to the ASP.
When I previously spoke to council regarding the ASP, I asked if administration could be directed to provide me with this analysis. I ask again tonight because it is only through an examination of this analysis that I would be able to understand and work through the ASP and the application of proposed off site levies to understand whether the Erin Ridge or any future ASP application makes economic sense for the overburdened St. Albert taxpayer.
I ask that some member of council move a motion to have administration provide the public with the December 2008 financial analysis or any other analysis of the Erin Ridge north ASP.
It is my view that unless we do a thorough financial examination of the impact of this ASP and make any necessary adjustments to on site and off site infrastructure charges to developers that we are doomed to expensive urban sprawl.
I speak for many senior home owners when I tell you that we’ve had enough of tax increases and we are not fooled by the pre-election 3% increase bandied about by this council.
We know what happened during the past two years of your term.
We need a council who is prepared to introduce and pass a policy statement that supports the rhetoric we have heard from the mayor and council during the past year.
“That developers will be funding the entire construction cost of infrastructure required for the development”.
I don’t mind too much how you do it and we should be prepared to look at several methods of how the development industry funds new growth, just as long as the development does not cost me anything in increased taxes.
Of course, I recognize that there is a lot of up front money that will have to be spent in oversized utilities to service a planned future development, but that can be handled by each developer paying their share on a per acre or linear basis. That’s something the administration can work out.
Other municipalities are moving in this direction.
I have served on a provincial wide scholarship committee for over 30 years and I always ask residents of other towns and cities how they handle new developments and I can attest that many are following the example of Okotoks who demand that ASP’s be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis to demonstrate that the development will not be a burden on the existing taxpayer. These plans and studies have to be financed by the developer.
St. Albert could do as much for our taxpayers.
And by the way, this is not an issue which should be deferred to special meetings between the development industry and our administration. We have had too much of that already. It’s time for this council to take the lead, face their responsibility to our own rate payers here in St. Albert and set the levies so that this latest ASP and others that are sure to follow will not be a burden on our existing taxpayers.
Bob Russell
St. Albert
Origin Of Species Found In British Biffy
24/11/2009 05:58
SINC SAYS:
Charles Darwin would be pleased to know a copy of the original run of his book on The Origin Of The Species printed in 1859 has been found.
Or would he?
Seems a family bought the book some 40 years ago and stuck it in a bathroom as reading material.
Except no one ever read it.
It just sat there.
And it’s worth a pile of dough.
One Lucky Wylie Coyote!
24/11/2009 05:58
Meet the wiliest of all coyotes: Hit by a car,
embedded in the fender,road for 600 miles - and
SURVIVED! When a brother and sister struck a coyote
at 75 mph they assumed they had killed the animal and
drove on.
They didn't realize this was the toughest creature ever to survive a hit-and-run. Eight hours, two fuel stops, and 600 miles later they found the wild animal embedded in their front fender - and very much alive. Daniel and Tevyn East were driving at night along Interstate 80 near the Nevada-Utah border when they noticed a pack of coyotes near the roadside on October 12.
When one of the animals ran in front of the car, the impact sounded fatal so the siblings thought there no point in stopping. 'Right off the bat, we knew it was bad,' Daniel explained. 'We thought the story was over.'
After the incident around 1:00 a.m., they continued their 600 mile drive to North San Juan - even stopping for fuel at least twice. But it was only when they finally reached their destination at 9:00 a.m. did they take time to examine what damage they may have sustained.
At first it looked as though it was going to be quite gruesome. '[Daniel] saw fur and the body inside the grill,' Tevyn East said. 'I was trying to keep some distance. Our assumption was it was part of the coyote - it didn't register it was the whole animal.' Daniel East got a broom to try and pry the remains out of the bumper and got the shock of his life. 'It flinched,' Tevyn East said. 'It was a huge surprise - he got a little freaked out.'
'We knew it was bad': Tevyn East, who was in the car when it hit the coyote, bends down to take a look at the fur poking through the fender.
Fur Pete's sake: What Mr. East spotted as he bent down to inspect the damage to his car - the body of the coyote poking out through the radiator.
Wily coyote: The animal's head can be seen as rescuers took apart the front fender to save it after it was struck by the car at 75mph.
Miracle escape: As the animal struggled, wildlife protection officials put a loop around its neck to prevent it from further injuring itself. The front of the car is completely taken apart as the coyote begins to wriggle free.
And voila! Tricky the toughest coyote ever rests in a cage after its ordeal - which it survived with just some scrapes to its paw.
They didn't realize this was the toughest creature ever to survive a hit-and-run. Eight hours, two fuel stops, and 600 miles later they found the wild animal embedded in their front fender - and very much alive. Daniel and Tevyn East were driving at night along Interstate 80 near the Nevada-Utah border when they noticed a pack of coyotes near the roadside on October 12.
When one of the animals ran in front of the car, the impact sounded fatal so the siblings thought there no point in stopping. 'Right off the bat, we knew it was bad,' Daniel explained. 'We thought the story was over.'
After the incident around 1:00 a.m., they continued their 600 mile drive to North San Juan - even stopping for fuel at least twice. But it was only when they finally reached their destination at 9:00 a.m. did they take time to examine what damage they may have sustained.
At first it looked as though it was going to be quite gruesome. '[Daniel] saw fur and the body inside the grill,' Tevyn East said. 'I was trying to keep some distance. Our assumption was it was part of the coyote - it didn't register it was the whole animal.' Daniel East got a broom to try and pry the remains out of the bumper and got the shock of his life. 'It flinched,' Tevyn East said. 'It was a huge surprise - he got a little freaked out.'
'We knew it was bad': Tevyn East, who was in the car when it hit the coyote, bends down to take a look at the fur poking through the fender.
Fur Pete's sake: What Mr. East spotted as he bent down to inspect the damage to his car - the body of the coyote poking out through the radiator.
Wily coyote: The animal's head can be seen as rescuers took apart the front fender to save it after it was struck by the car at 75mph.
Miracle escape: As the animal struggled, wildlife protection officials put a loop around its neck to prevent it from further injuring itself. The front of the car is completely taken apart as the coyote begins to wriggle free.
And voila! Tricky the toughest coyote ever rests in a cage after its ordeal - which it survived with just some scrapes to its paw.
Anti Monkey Butt Powder?
24/11/2009 05:58
SINC SAYS:
You run across some strange things on the web, but this may be one of the strangest.
Anti Monkey Butt Powder is apparently a real product that some folks use.
And just where do they use it?
On their butts of course!
Company Scans Facebook For Client Information
24/11/2009 05:58
SINC SAYS:
If you’re off work and receiving insurance benefits, be very careful what you post on Facebook.
Manulife Canada spies on its clients using the social networking web site as one Quebec woman recently found out.
She put pictures of herself attending a Chipindale’s men strip tease club and smiling in a bikini while sitting on the beach.
She was receiving benefits for severe depression and I guess the spies at Manulife didn’t think she looked very depressed in the pictures . . .
And cut her off.
Distelfink Stolen From Man’s Driveway
24/11/2009 05:58
SINC SAYS:
This story begins with the statement, “All-points bulletin: keep your eyes peeled for a 5-foot tall, yellow, blue and orange distelfink.”
I couldn’t help but be curious as to what it was that was stolen.
To tell you the truth, I’ve never even heard of a Distelfink before, have you?
But it must be something of value, or why would anyone bother stealing it?
The mystery is solved here.
Oh yeah, if an ad pops up first, you have to click on the upper right corner to continue to the story.
Reader Response Forum
23/11/2009 06:20
Pictures From Our Readers
We love to run pictures taken by our readers and today is no exception. Our thanks go out to mybirdie.ca reader Geordie who sent along these two shots of a sunrise taken near her home. Top shot taken November 19 and the lower shot taken November 22.
Taxpayers Make Presentation At Tonight’s Council Meeting
Hi Folks:
Recently I let you know about meetings coming up, including the hearing today on off-site levies. Erin Ridge North's public hearing in late October was the first opportunity to comment on this.
Today Administration wants Council to unload $95.5 million of development costs onto the current taxpayer. This is your last chance to protest Council breaking its promise that "Developers will pay the full costs of infrastructure to develop the annexed lands".
Please come out and join us. Please state your views. Once is not enough, although it did result in Council asking for more information and delaying approval of Erin Ridge until later.
I've attached the presentation we will make to Council at the meeting.
Download it here.
Hope to see you there.
Lynda Flannery
President
St. Albert Taxpayers Association
SINC SAYS:
Some times it is lonely when a tiny group of people fight for the public good. I hope a good number of local residents show up to support you Lynda.
Your Smile For The Day
Funny, I Don't Remember Being Absent Minded.
23/11/2009 06:20
God grant me the
senility to forget the people I never liked
anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I
do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.
Now that I'm 'older (but refuse to grow up), here's what I've discovered . . .
All reports are in; life is now officially unfair.
If all is not lost, where is it?
It's easier to get older than it is to get wiser.
Funny, I don't remember being absent minded.
The Hazards Of Owning A Police Scanner
23/11/2009 06:20
SINC SAYS:
Many people own a police scanner and spend hours listening to the darn things as a form of entertainment.
But one guy in Virginia had what he thought was a better idea.
After hearing reports about cops chasing suspected burglars right in his own neighbourhood, he dressed up in clothes like he heard described on the scanner and wandered outside his home.
Things went straight downhill from there.
Pro Wrestlers Brawl At Press Conference
23/11/2009 06:20
SINC SAYS:
There not much news when so-called pro wrestlers get into a brawl.
None of them are real and most of them are staged.
They didn’t change the name of the World Wrestling Federation to the World Wrestling Entertainment for nothing you know.
But a news conference Down Under turned violent and the blood was flowing from the Hulkster’s head.
Or was it really blood?
Reader Response Forum
22/11/2009 04:14
The Things That People Send Me
While we missed this one in time for Halloween, we couldn’t imagine holding it over until next Halloween before showing it to you folks. Thanks to Bixman of St. Albert for sending it our way. It’s entitled, “How pumpkin pies are made.”
Marrow Shaped Like A Duck
22/11/2009 04:14
SINC SAYS:
Speaking of squashes, and really folks, who isn’t these days, an odd one indeed has popped up in Blighty.
The darn things are supposed to grow like the one in the picture herewith.
But not this one in the UK, pictured in the story.
It’s a real quacker all right.
What To Do If Your Jeep Rolls Over
22/11/2009 04:14
SINC SAYS:
When six people on vacation set out on a tour in a jeep, it’s usually not news.
And if the jeep rolls over, it’s kind of semi interesting news, but that’s it.
But in this instance, the jeep rolling kind of makes an interesting read.
Especially when it rolls over in . . .
A pride of lions.
A Dim View Of Energy Saving Bulbs
22/11/2009 04:14
SINC SAYS:
You know those new-fangled fluorescent bulbs we’re all supposed to be using now?
Remember the ones they dropped in your mail box a while back asking you to use it as your front door outside light?
It appears those bulbs really don’t perform like they are supposed to folks.
They advertise the energy savings and the 10,000 hour burn time, but a new study has shown that is somewhat exaggerated.
You see, the darn things steadily lose their brightness as time goes along.
That 60 watt equivalent bulb you bought, soon has you trying to read with lighting drops as much as 40 percent.
Dim details here.
Little Johnny's At It Again!
22/11/2009 04:14
