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Old Posted Mar 24, 2014, 7:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc View Post
Yeah that is true. How amazing would it be to see our growth increase to 4%/annum again? It would probably be scary too. The province can already barely keep up with infrastructure. More people means a bigger tax base though, so maybe it's worth it in the long run. Look at Western Calgary's current situation with the sewage and water main lines being past capacity though.
Starting with a population of about 4 million, 10 years of 4% annual growth would mean adding nearly 2 million people. Not only would that be rather unlikely, it would be VERY problematic. Probably more trouble than it would be worth. I don't know if "amazing" would be the best term.
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