Survey questioned
Posted Jan 21, 2012 10:39 am.
This article is more than 5 years old.
The head of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation questions whether spending nearly a million dollars on a survey was worth it for taxpayers.
Scott Hennig tells the Calgary Sun, he encouraged supporters to participate but says ‘most’ found it to be a waste of time with ‘confusing’ and ‘pointless’ questions.
Alderman Andre Chabot admits the results didn’t heavily influence the budget and says they probably could have done a better job educating the public at less cost.
Alderman Brian Pincott tells the Sun the survey was well worth it but he admits the process had room for improvement.
After the consultation city hall went ahead with a five per cent tax hike.
Add CityNews Calgary as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.
