- Sean Shaw shares a broader perspective of the South Caswell Neighborhood Plan. He also has a great blow by blow post on the Lake Placid/River Landing debate.
- Not sure how I feel about this… Saskatoon has a mandatory lead pipe upgrade. That’s… umm awesome. I get unsafe drinking water for the foreseeable future and if/when the city gets motivated to do anything about it in Mayfair, I get a $2000.00 bill as part of my mandatory upgrade. C’mon, the city can do better. Get a plan, find the worst sections in town, do the job systematically and on a schedule (which would allow home owners to save up the cost) from the worst neighborhood water quality to the best.
- I wrote a bit about Neuragen over at Jordon Cooper Outfitters today. Yesterday I highlighted the Sierra Designs One Person Tent.
- Walking as a spiritual discipline :: Jason is totally right.
- Bosh is considering staying, if he gets more help :: Let’s be straight. CB4 is a great #2 but as the guy to build around, I don’t really know. Right now the Raps are a team of jump shooters who play weak defense. Not exactly a championship contender. Dave Perkins says that the future is bleak with or without Chris Bosh.
- The Pittsburgh Steelers are surprised how the Pittsburgh fan base has turned against their franchise quarterback.
- Calgary Grit has a new slogan for the Alberta Liberal Party. Daveberta has more.
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I have mixed feelings about the lead pipe policy. I agree that every single one should be replaced ASAP; however, I also understand that a good chuck of those affected are not going to have two grand on hand now or over a 2 year payment window.
I think Councillor Lorje had it right that we should looking at doing something similar to the flood levy to raise the funds to do a systematic replacement of these old lines. Though I am not entirely convinced that it’s the absolute right answer.
Looking back, I agreed with Councillor Lorje that we need a levy to upgrade the pipes but there seemed to be little support on city council for such an idea.
It’s kind of odd to hit local homeowners for the cost of the upgrade as the city/province/country does not traditionally hit up regions with higher taxes when they upgrade infrastructure. The way the city is doing it now makes me a little uncomfortable and seems to be in response to the misguided anger of the flood levy.