Wednesday marked another busy day at city hall, when a committee meeting that usually ends at noon finished at 4:30 p.m.
Some fans of two city-owned historical aircraft packed the meeting, as they pleaded their case for the umpteenth time.
They wanted to restore and keep a Mosquito and a Hurricane airplanes in Calgary, but it’s going to cost money.
A group of enthusiasts are willing to volunteer their talent, time and money to the project, all they were asking was for the city to allow them to do it.
But some council members decided they’d give the enthusiasts cash to follow their little hearts desire.
So these politicians voted to grant them $800,000.
I don’t get the logic of it all.
Just last week, the same politicians attempted to cut the city budget, now they’re putting back what they trimmed.
And to do what?
I don’t get it.
Yes, some historical pieces may actually be of benefit to Calgary because they can potentially bring tourists to the city.
But I still don’t get it.
It’s a wasteful spending, supported by only six members of council.
I don’t think these politicians get the fact that some of them barely got re-elected and they’re back to their wasteful ways.
Boy, there are days I think, these people don’t really think.
Dec. 8, 2010
