Positive perceptions from Calgarians about how the city is run are down 14 per cent from last year to just 43 per cent, according to a new city survey.
WATCH: A new survey from the City of Calgary shows a continuing decline in Calgarians’ satisfaction with city services , and a growing dissatisfaction with how the city is being run. Adam MacVicar reports., 63 per cent of Calgarians are satisfied with city services , which is a decline of six per cent since last fall’s survey.
“I’m not surprised,” Ward 1 Coun. Sonya Sharp told reporters Friday. “The public sentiment right now around the City of Calgary and council in general is very low.”Thirty-five per cent of respondents felt infrastructure, traffic and roads topped the list of issues Calgarians found most important, followed by the economy at 18 per cent and homelessness and poverty at 17 per cent.
“Calgarians have shared with us what matters most to them about their city and their concerns,” Calgary’s chief administrative officer David Duckworth said in a statement. “We have heard this loud and clear. Our work continues to focus on these priorities as well as address concerns and feedback across all survey results.”The bi-annual survey results will be presented to city council next week, and are meant to help inform budget deliberations in November.
However, Calgarians remain divided when it comes to paying for those priorities through property taxes. Forty-six per cent of respondents noted they would be in favour of increasing property taxes, while 45 per cent preferred taxes to be cut or remain the same.GoFundMe for woman found dead in Walmart oven paused as donations soar to $194KThe upcoming budget adjustment will be the last before Calgarians go to the polls next October, and experts suggest it’s an important signal for city council.
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