Opinion

"Do we, as taxpayers, want to be on the hook for this project without fully knowing the potential risks and the long-term liability associated with it?"

"The only way to put the brakes on would be to bring a petition to council, but I also remember the question about the library — it really did not matter what St. Albert people wanted."

"I'm tired of hearing the city manager and other city folks throwing out figures of the cost of land remediation that just don't make sense."

"Now we are back to face a solar farm with a debt proposal of $33.75 million over 20 years. We have not even paid off Servus Place, so watch your next 2022 annual Property Assessment and Tax notice with two debt proposals."

"The last thing we need is another near-incompetent public entity, with fully-indexed pensions, that competes against the private sector."

"Regions and municipalities across Canada should be mandated to implement public policies and sustainable solutions, but today few, if any, municipalities have implemented policies to act on these 17 calls."

"Thorough public engagement should precede all pricey ventures taxpayers will be footing the bill for long after current councillors have finished serving their terms."

"They are not working for the people who voted them in."

"Enforce the law with those who misbehave, but don’t treat me like a child."

"At the end of the year many items return home barely used, and in some instances, not even opened."