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Letters, April 27: Photo voltaic farms higher suited to city jungle

I don’t perceive the reasoning behind the trouble to place a photo voltaic farm on pure land. With all of the speak of densification and the efforts to scale back city sprawl it is unnecessary, apart from the truth that we’re mowing over grassland or grazing land.

Why on earth don’t we take a look at placing the panels up the place we’ve already paved? Mall parking tons are a first-rate instance — acres of area already paved, and buyers would admire the advantages of shade in the summertime and safety from rain and snow on inclement days.

We have now CTrain parking tons, worker parking in industrial areas, to not point out acres and acres of rooftops in these industrial areas that each one might be utilized for photo voltaic panel tasks.

Kathryn Mohr, Calgary

Taxpayers finally paying for a brand new enviornment

Re: New enviornment deal costlier that the unique, Opinion, April 26

When Don Braid says the town and the homeowners will face a lot of the monetary burden, he appears to neglect that taxpayers fund the town.  Taxpayers additionally fund the province, the place our share might be one other $300 million.  

By my reckoning, taxpayers might be on the hook for $837 million, whereas the homeowners for less than $356 million. Individuals neglect there’s just one taxpayer. Additionally they neglect that over time, megaproject prices at all times balloon and even double. Who is aware of what taxpayers could have paid when the brand new enviornment mud settles? 

However, judging by the truth that prices have doubled within the 4 years for the reason that first estimate of $600 million, I wager it’ll be much more than what’s predicted now.

Nancy Marley-Clarke, Cochrane

Deal is only a political play

I used to be to see Edmonton’s mayor congratulate Calgary getting a promise of over $300 million from the province for an enviornment deal, then he promptly mentioned that it might make sense that Edmonton obtain an equal reward.

I discussed that this morning and a pal jogged my memory that Edmonton is unlikely to get any cash from the province as a result of they are going to be voting NDP. It’s all politics!