I feel compelled to write about the modern world issues of St. Albert. What is it about residents who have lived in a neighbourhood for less than five years that feel the need to complain about density and traffic after they move in? Regarding the development in Erin Ridge, this is a low-density duplex project being proposed – what makes the complainers think that they don’t create congestion for the ones who moved in before them? This is the same argument people made about the francophone school on Erin Ridge Drive – "too much congestion and it affects my quality of life."
As for the lady who doesn’t want to pay dog licensing fees because her dog died, sorry lady, but the city spends a lot of money providing a pet friendly city and the $38 is nothing compared to what you pay in vet bills to own a dog. I have a dog and appreciate everything the city does to accommodate pet owners.
Finally, on train whistles, I agree totally with Mary C: you complainers really just cost the taxpayers a bunch of money and still get to hear the train. Imagine buying a house next to the railway tracks which have been there for 100 years and then complaining about trains.
Oh well, I guess we can say St. Albert is a wonderful place to live if this is as bad as it gets. God help us all, especially those with REAL problems – and there are plenty in the world.
Full disclosure: I like trains, I have a licenced dog, I probably will move into a duplex in a few years.
Rodney Wood, St. Albert
