Winnipeg Construction IX

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Originally Posted by windypeg

Suburban sprawl comes at very low private cost but very high public cost. So "Who cares?" .. presumably anyone who lives and pays taxes in a particular city who wants that city to be able to afford to maintain it's services and infrastructure. Which most businesses also have an interest in.

The City of Winnipeg should care; it is one of their purposes to do so, under the City of Winnipeg Charter Act:

Purposes of city
5(1) The purposes of the city are
(a) to provide good government for the city;
(b) to provide services, facilities or other things that council considers to be necessary or desirable for all or part of the city;
(c) to develop and maintain safe, orderly, viable and sustainable communities; and
(d) to promote and maintain the health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants.