Longtime city resident believes city deserves a say in whether not to build a new arena in Saskatoon, especially given council's history. yxe opinion
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The last decade or so city council has made one arbitrary decision after another, all while treating the taxpayers as their personal ATMs. Years of wrong-headed decision making have essentially killed downtown Saskatoon, turned it into a giant parking lot by speculators and developers all with the city’s blessings.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.
We have the largest, best facility in Saskatchewan, a little long in the tooth, but the envy of every community in the province. It’s sad to see that the influence of the business community and developers have hijacked the city planning department and our council doesn’t utter a squeak in protest.Article content
It would really be interesting to know how our city council received the divine right to govern as they see fit with one screw-up after another padding their resumes. Since, apparently, we only get our say once every four years, I sincerely hope the taxpayers are a little more judicious in the selection of the next city council with less emphasis on acclamations for the jobs not so well done.
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