Nicole ButzNews Reporter
After the first two days being hit with snow, many Calgarians have a lot to say about the way the city is using the snow removal equipment. Tuesday accounted in over 200 accidents with Wednesday following closely behind. These delays in traffic were largely in fault of the lack of funding for snow removal in the city. Mayor Dave Bronconnier and many of the cities aldermen are in favour of an expected tax increase to feed the demand. City Hall will be adjusting the 2010 budget next month and changes will be in order. The budget is already set to increase property taxes by 6.1% which council is trying to lower to 5.3%. This is not enough to suffice the new snow removal plans. Due to the lack of sanders, the city can expect to see a $14 million cost increase per year to improve the situation. Over the past 15 years the price of snow removal has been rising and in turn costing citizens more and more in taxes. What will this mean for Calgarians and taxpayers alike? Tax increases of 1.5% or an equal cut in other services.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Snow+keeps+morning+drive+messy+more+than+accidents+Tuesday/2099146/story.html
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