Fiscally Accountable:
Eliminate the City Operating Deficit and deliver a new 2011 Budget of 3.2% that will include more Police, Fire, Transit, and increased Snow Removal by freezing all city wages for 2 years. Ensure funding for the Airport Tunnel and plans for eventual LRT to Airport.
Smart Ideas, Smarter Solutions:
Eliminate $3 Park ‘n Ride Fee by introducing to Calgary Smart Card Technology
Vibrant & Safe City:
Offer $2 downtown parking for weekday lunches (11:30am – 1:30pm) & all day Saturdays, expand taxi stands in downtown & LRT stations, and 24 hour LRT on weekends
Families First:
Build 6 new Rinks, 2 Indoor Soccer Facilities, and 8 new artificial outdoor turf for soccer by 2013
Transparency:
Bring in Provincial Auditor General to review City Audit Fiasco (Peace Bridge, Untendered Contracts). Calgarians want the truth and they want their City Hall to be Open & Transparent. Create Full Disclosure Bylaw that will ensure all Members of Council and Senior Administration will declare all real estate & business dealings that could pose as a conflict. Declaration will include family members, business partners, and blind trusts
Craig Burrows Policies
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Burrows Campaign Announces Safe Streets, Safer Homes Policy on Domestic Violence
+Calgary is a great city poised to become a world class city.
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Craig Burrows Back to Basics Budget.
+Burrows cuts 2011 budget from 13.2% to 3.2% while increasing City Services.
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Craig Burrows Fundraiser List.
+Burrows releases list of donations.
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Outsource Parking - Cut Deficit by $8 Million & Cut Parking Costs
+Burrows to outsource the Calgary Parking Authority.
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Burrows Campaign Announces Accountability & Accessibility Plan.
+We are a great City poised to be a Wold Class City.
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Burrows Campaign Announces $200 Million Sports & Recreation Policy.
+As a Mayoral candidate, I’ve made it very clear that a world class city needs to be safe and vibrant. We will foster a strong arts and culture community and create the right balance for sports and recreation. The two need not compete but balancing both will make for a healthy city: body, spirit, and mind.
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Burrows Green Transportation Plan.
+In order to have a world-class transportation system in Calgary, we need to expand in a strategic manner, looking not only at the construction phase but also the long term cost of the system.
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Burrows Announces $300 Million Enmax Community Investment Fund.
+Making Enmax more transparent and accountable to Calgarians.
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Burrows Campaign Announces $100m Arts Policy.
+Burrows Announces Calgary Green Transportation Plan.
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Craig Burrows tells why the Airport Tunnel is necessary.
+Craig Burrows Responds to Bob Hawkesworth.