How should The City use $52 million? - public engagement ends Sunday

The face-to-face public engagement for The City of Calgary’s $52 million tax room program ends Sunday, June 2 at 12:00 midnight.

This engagement process is part of the public consultation regarding the $52 million tax room which was started on May 16, 2013 by Calgary City Council, with the support of Administration.

The public consultation consists of online and face-to-face opportunities:

An overview and explanations of all five options are posted on calgary.ca/52million. Citizens are invited to tell Council what they like and don’t like about each of the five options, or to provide their own ideas.
Public consultations in malls in all four quadrants of the city to obtain face-to-face feedback. Here is the schedule for the malls:

Location	Date/Time
COMPLETE Bankers Hall	Wednesday May 22 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
COMPLETE Stephen Avenue Outside The Bay	Wednesday May 29 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Northland Village Mall Centre Court	Friday May 31 2 – 6 p.m.
Chinook Centre Centre Court	Saturday June 1 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
South Centre Centre Court	Saturday June 1 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Sunridge Mall Centre Court	Sunday June 2 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Citizens can also contact 311 to give their feedback.
The public consultation will conclude on June 2, 2013 at 12:00 midnight. Findings will be reported to the Priorities & Finance Committee (PFC) on July 16, 2013 and to City Council on July 22, 2013.
Consultation findings will also be posted to calgary.ca/52million, along with Council’s decision.

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