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Explanations of why we have to pay so much for utilities in St Albert fall way short. There seems to be no need for transparency by the mayor or city council.

I've lived in St. Albert most of my life, and I'm so proud to live and work in this amazing community. However, once a year, in May, my heart and pride sink as we collectively celebrate our dirty little tradition; the St. Albert rodeo.

With so many people expressing their opinions on the provincial election results, I shall add mine. Personally, I am mourning the loss of the PCs as our governing party.

The hiring of Gilles Prefontaine as chief community development officer (position previously known as general manager of planning and engineering) once again illustrates the moral compass of council is broken.

Re: Some voters should have stayed home, St. Albert Gazette, May 16.

My household has two people. My utility bill from the billing period Feb. 1 to March 31 was $198.12. My previous bill was $167.59. My water consumption for the present bill was $17.60 and I did not water my lawn at all.

In the midst of the controversy over the Draper/Crouse decision to appoint Prefontaine to the position of the top official in the planning and engineering department, even though he has absolutely no qualifications as a planner or an engineer, Coun.

Is it just me or have vehicle drivers gotten worse? I am a professional travelling salesman of 40 years and I have more than two million kilometres under my belt.

If the only thing Sara Davis knows about Marie Renaud, the newly-elected MLA for St. Albert, is what was written in the St. Albert Gazette on May 9, then she is in for a surprise.

I would like to comment on Ms. Sara Davis’ letter in the Gazette, May 16, wherein she decries the backgrounds and qualifications of our recently elected MLAs, Ms. Marie Renaud and Mr. Trevor Horne, and then belittles them.