Jordan Allatt
Analytical Reporter
4.5 million dollars will be going towards putting artificial turf on local sports fields in Calgary. During this weeks budget debates, the city council voted to use money raised from the sale of the cities EMS equipment to the province of Alberta, to fund the conversion. The sale should account entirely for meeting the 4.5 million dollar quota, and therefore the artificial turf will not affect the purposed tax increase (sitting right now at 4.8%). What has had an impact on next year’s budget deficit is the cities spending of 3 million dollars earlier this year to replace the grass at Shouldice Park with artificial turf. This is mentioned at the end of the article bellow:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Calgary+city+council+finds+million+artificial+turf/22569
And information on the park can be found in greater detail hear:
http://content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+Hall/Business+Units/Recreation/Locate+by+Facility/Athletic+Parks/NW+Athletic+Parks/Shouldice+Artificial+Turf+Fields.htm
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