we pay $200 per household a year in community fees. For what? Rarely having trees watered? Parks poorly taken care of? A public Fountian? The one major attraction McKenzie Towne has is the Fountian park which is getting a major long over due renovation. This park is available to everyone and anyone wanting to use it. WE PAY FOR IT. Now we will be getting bathrooms which will be for public use that WE ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR . How long will they stay even remotely nice? We see how the parks are taken care of do you really think a public washroom for the city to use will be taken care of? We need OUR COMMINUTY fees to finally go to something for us as a community to enjoy. All of our surrounding neighbourhoods have gated parks some even without fees!!! Sign this petition to finally make our park we spend our hard earned money to have, OURS.
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September 4, 2015
I have been reading your messages about how frustrating it feels to watch our hard earned fees go toward projects we cannot control. It is truly humbling to see so many neighbors agree that our local spaces should be managed for the people who actually pay for them.
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every other community has a gated area for just them to enjoy and use and so should Mckenzie town!
Exactly, if we pay for it, then it should be only for McKenzie Towne residents. Gated is the way to go. The fees are very high, they should be used for other things . Our trees are dying( look at the ones on the divider when you come in from Deerfoot-a disgrace, more than half of them are dead. Also , the ones from Promenade Way . When are they going to replace those? Also, maybe they should plant more flowers, especially perennials, winters are long but when spring is here, a little more colour would be nice.. This year flowers by the big sign ( next to the roundabout) were planted Sooo late!!! If we would have perennials planted, the expenses would be lower, as they do not need replanting every year, just a little TLC.
Totally agree!! It's very rare that I actually take my children there as the last couple times I've went I've seen -kids literally peeing in fountain -broken glass all over -Dog feces on the grass area -kids riding their bikes through the fountain nearly knocking little one over I think having a gated water park so OUR community only has access to it would be route to go. I think we are the only community that shares the park with all of Calgary it is literally on the city of Calgarys website as splash parks open to the public! We would even be willing to pay extra fees for the year of that means we can enjoy the park as a community and not have every Tom Dick and Harry there taking advantage of something that WE pay for!
I agree to this. I also ask the question on what is the community fee for when we don't have any other attraction. The water fountain needs to be upgraded and maybe put some extra water features that the kids in our community would really enjoy playing, just like the one in new Brighton for example.
I have always said how I thought it was unfair anybody could go to the fountain. Make it only for people who pay fees. Mckenzie lake only pays 40 bucks more than us.
Park should be gated, communities pay to access all over the city, why is just anyone allowed
It's about time. Tired of paying community fees for nothing.
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we pay $200 per household a year in community fees. For what? Rarely having trees watered? Parks poorly taken care of? A public Fountian? The one major attraction McKenzie Towne has is the Fountian park which is getting a major long over due renovation. This park is available to everyone and anyone wanting to use it. WE PAY FOR IT. Now we will be getting bathrooms which will be for public use that WE ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR . How long will they stay even remotely nice? We see how the parks are taken care of do you really think a public washroom for the city to use will be taken care of? We need OUR COMMINUTY fees to finally go to something for us as a community to enjoy. All of our surrounding neighbourhoods have gated parks some even without fees!!! Sign this petition to finally make our park we spend our hard earned money to have, OURS.
Updates
September 4, 2015
I have been reading your messages about how frustrating it feels to watch our hard earned fees go toward projects we cannot control. It is truly humbling to see so many neighbors agree that our local spaces should be managed for the people who actually pay for them.
20 Comments
Sherri Hassman-Schuler WE want gated parks with secure locks only access by using our McKenzie Towne cards that are issued at the Towne office. Put in washrooms and start looking after our parks. Our fees were raised again another 7.00 a year for what Nothing. This community association does nothing...look at the park by Prestwick Circle with the saucer swing...look at the grass...its terrible. Definetely neglected. If you bring up that the trees are not watered and are dying they tell you to go the city...Why isn't this association going after the city...they are supposed to be looking after the neighborhood no. Maybe with this recession we should fire some of these people that are getting benefits when so many McKenzie Towne residents are not.
every other community has a gated area for just them to enjoy and use and so should Mckenzie town!
Exactly, if we pay for it, then it should be only for McKenzie Towne residents. Gated is the way to go. The fees are very high, they should be used for other things . Our trees are dying( look at the ones on the divider when you come in from Deerfoot-a disgrace, more than half of them are dead. Also , the ones from Promenade Way . When are they going to replace those? Also, maybe they should plant more flowers, especially perennials, winters are long but when spring is here, a little more colour would be nice.. This year flowers by the big sign ( next to the roundabout) were planted Sooo late!!! If we would have perennials planted, the expenses would be lower, as they do not need replanting every year, just a little TLC.
Totally agree!! It's very rare that I actually take my children there as the last couple times I've went I've seen -kids literally peeing in fountain -broken glass all over -Dog feces on the grass area -kids riding their bikes through the fountain nearly knocking little one over I think having a gated water park so OUR community only has access to it would be route to go. I think we are the only community that shares the park with all of Calgary it is literally on the city of Calgarys website as splash parks open to the public! We would even be willing to pay extra fees for the year of that means we can enjoy the park as a community and not have every Tom Dick and Harry there taking advantage of something that WE pay for!
I agree to this. I also ask the question on what is the community fee for when we don't have any other attraction. The water fountain needs to be upgraded and maybe put some extra water features that the kids in our community would really enjoy playing, just like the one in new Brighton for example.
I have always said how I thought it was unfair anybody could go to the fountain. Make it only for people who pay fees. Mckenzie lake only pays 40 bucks more than us.
Park should be gated, communities pay to access all over the city, why is just anyone allowed
It's about time. Tired of paying community fees for nothing.
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Sherri Hassman-Schuler WE want gated parks with secure locks only access by using our McKenzie Towne cards that are issued at the Towne office. Put in washrooms and start looking after our parks. Our fees were raised again another 7.00 a year for what Nothing. This community association does nothing...look at the park by Prestwick Circle with the saucer swing...look at the grass...its terrible. Definetely neglected. If you bring up that the trees are not watered and are dying they tell you to go the city...Why isn't this association going after the city...they are supposed to be looking after the neighborhood no. Maybe with this recession we should fire some of these people that are getting benefits when so many McKenzie Towne residents are not.