Hello Calgary,
For anyone out there who follow me on Twitter knows that I like to ask questions of the various Aldermen and Mayoral candidates. Questions that I do not think are being asked.
Thankfully, I am not the only one out there who wants more specific answers from candidates rather than the prepared responses that are created by PR gurus circulated and recycled as sound bites to get mentions, or coverage for the candidates.
I recently received an email from a resident of Ward 12, who took on the task of contacting some of the candidates for Alderman in his ward to ask questions he said "were not being asked".
This individual, who asked to be know by his initials (AG) received this response from Roger Crowe and sent me a copy.
This email has not been edited in any way with the exception of replacing the senders name with his initials (AG).
I will leave it up to the residents of Ward 12 to decide their fate, to decide if they want a resident of Ward 14 to govern the issues of Ward 12. If Mr. Crowe is successful, will he fight for the issues in Ward 12 or the ones that affect him in Willow Park?
All residents in every ward should ensure that they engage their candidate and make sure that they will represent them in the best and most truthful way. Should it be the role of the media to keep the candidates honest, or should it be the candidate's responsibility to be open, transparent and honest with voters?
Thank you.
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Questions from Ward 12
Sep 20 (6 days ago)
Dear Mr. Crowe,
I am a residentof Ward 12 and am looking through the website of various candidates for the upcoming election and had a couple of questions to ask you. I am hoping you would be able to provide some further information.
1) I notice on the CARTOD website that you are the founder and president, but that all of the community associations associated with CARTOD are in places like Bonavista, Willow Park. You have been very active in those areas but I am concerned that the areas of McKenzie are not, or will not be represented.
2) With the change in the new ward boundaries set ti take affect on October 18, the areas that fall under CARTOD will no longer be part of ward 12, is there a plan to include Mckenzie, Douglasdale ect in the plan?
3) With the new boudaries to the wards, will you still be considered a resident of ward 12?
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
AG
Sep 20 (6 days ago)
Dear Mr. Crowe,
I am a residentof Ward 12 and am looking through the website of various candidates for the upcoming election and had a couple of questions to ask you. I am hoping you would be able to provide some further information.
1) I notice on the CARTOD website that you are the founder and president, but that all of the community associations associated with CARTOD are in places like Bonavista, Willow Park. You have been very active in those areas but I am concerned that the areas of McKenzie are not, or will not be represented.
2) With the change in the new ward boundaries set ti take affect on October 18, the areas that fall under CARTOD will no longer be part of ward 12, is there a plan to include Mckenzie, Douglasdale ect in the plan?
3) With the new boudaries to the wards, will you still be considered a resident of ward 12?
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
AG
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Reply |roger@rogercrowe.ca to me
show details Sep 20 (6 days ago)
Reply |roger@rogercrowe.ca to me
show details Sep 20 (6 days ago)
AG,
Good, fair questions; please allow me to deal with them in order.
1. These communities listed on the CARTOD website are those commuities that have had TOD projects proposed in their areas.
Douglasdale, McKenzie, etc. have not yet had any TOD developments proposed, yet.
But those developments/plans will materialize when the LRT does come (and it will) down 52st and terminate at the new hospital in Seton.
CARTOD operates by having member affected communities join and add to our collective experience/expertise. I have learned a great deal
around this process, and, as you will see from my website, I now propose that we go a step further as a ward and develop a Local Area Plan
(LAP) as a ward in anticipation of this future development. Any affected community or any community wishing to join or contribute to
CARTOD may certainly do so at any time. All are welcome.
2. Yes, I would be pleased to have any or all of these communities join CARTOD and share their knowledge with us.
I would suspect that public interest in doing so would coincide with a TOD plan being announced for the area.
3. This is an odd situation. As the ward sits now, I am currently a resident of ward 12, as I have been for over 30 years.
On election day, Oct. 18, the boundary of the ward changes, with my back fence being the literal boundary of the new boundary for Ward 14,
as our home sits on Mapleridge golf course. I could literally step out my back yard, walk across the fairway, and be within the new ward boundary.
Alderman Ric McIver, the current Ward 12 Alderman, lives in the same community as do I.
It's an odd situation and one that has caused a lot of confusion, especially as the City has stated that this redraw of the Wards is temporary and they
will likely be redrawn again in the very near future with the extensive growth that we have in the SE.
I hope that I have answered your questions; thank you for taking the time to contact me.
Best regards,
Roger Crowe
Aldermanic Candidate, Ward 12
Past-President, Willowridge Community Association
First Vice-President, Seton Committee
Founding Member, CARTOD
http://site.rogercrowe.ca/
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Good, fair questions; please allow me to deal with them in order.
1. These communities listed on the CARTOD website are those commuities that have had TOD projects proposed in their areas.
Douglasdale, McKenzie, etc. have not yet had any TOD developments proposed, yet.
But those developments/plans will materialize when the LRT does come (and it will) down 52st and terminate at the new hospital in Seton.
CARTOD operates by having member affected communities join and add to our collective experience/expertise. I have learned a great deal
around this process, and, as you will see from my website, I now propose that we go a step further as a ward and develop a Local Area Plan
(LAP) as a ward in anticipation of this future development. Any affected community or any community wishing to join or contribute to
CARTOD may certainly do so at any time. All are welcome.
2. Yes, I would be pleased to have any or all of these communities join CARTOD and share their knowledge with us.
I would suspect that public interest in doing so would coincide with a TOD plan being announced for the area.
3. This is an odd situation. As the ward sits now, I am currently a resident of ward 12, as I have been for over 30 years.
On election day, Oct. 18, the boundary of the ward changes, with my back fence being the literal boundary of the new boundary for Ward 14,
as our home sits on Mapleridge golf course. I could literally step out my back yard, walk across the fairway, and be within the new ward boundary.
Alderman Ric McIver, the current Ward 12 Alderman, lives in the same community as do I.
It's an odd situation and one that has caused a lot of confusion, especially as the City has stated that this redraw of the Wards is temporary and they
will likely be redrawn again in the very near future with the extensive growth that we have in the SE.
I hope that I have answered your questions; thank you for taking the time to contact me.
Best regards,
Roger Crowe
Aldermanic Candidate, Ward 12
Past-President, Willowridge Community Association
First Vice-President, Seton Committee
Founding Member, CARTOD
http://site.rogercrowe.ca/
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Reply |AG to roger show details Sep 21 (6 days ago)
Mr. Crowe,,
Thank you for your response to my email. I have one major concern I hope you can address.
Throughout your brochue you promote the fact that have lived in the ward for over 30 years. Considering that the boundries will change on October 18, do you intend to let the residents of the new ward 12 know that you would like to represent them as a resident of ward 14?
Thank you,
AG
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Reply |roger@rogercrowe.ca to me
show details Sep 21 (6 days ago)
AG,
Anyone who has asked, including the media, has been given a clear picture of this situation.
If you have any suggestions as to how you feel it should be handled, I would be happy to hear them.
My website is very lclear about where I reside and the extensive contributions that I have made,
and continue to make in the current, and revised, Ward 12.
Thank you.
Roger Crowe
Aldermanic Candidate, Ward 12
Past-President, Willowridge Community Association
First Vice-President, Seton Committee
Founding Member, CARTOD
http://site.rogercrowe.ca/
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Reply |AG to roger
show details Sep 21 (6 days ago)
Mr. Crowe,
I don't have any suggestions for you on how to inform your potential electorate other than stating in your litterature that you live in a different ward, not leaving it up to journalists to investigate, and not making it the responsibility of the occassional citizen to ask you if you line in the area.
I appreciate the discussion and the information you have provided.
Sincerely,
AG
