How should The City use $52 million? - public engagement gets underway

The face-to-face public engagement process for The City of Calgary’s $52 million tax room program got underway at Bankers Hall from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

More than 100 written comments were received at the Bankers Hall event, from the thousands of passersby.

Alderman Richard Pootmans stopped by, as well as members of the media.

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:

Visit calgary.ca/52million for an overview and explanations of all five options. Citizens are invited to tell Council what they like and don’t like about each of the five options.
Public consultations in malls in all four quadrants of the city to obtain face-to-face feedback. The schedule for the malls is as follows:

Location	Date/Time
COMPLETE Bankers Hall	Wednesday May 22 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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 and give their feedback
A live debate among members of City Council supporting the five options will be held at the Devonian Gardens on Tuesday, May 28 from 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
The public consultation will conclude on June 2, 2013 at 12 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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