The author of an enlightened book on the subject humorously said: “reorganizing the civil service is like drawing a knife through a bowl full of marbles.” The brief noise and chaos is followed by the marbles settling back to where they were.If this initiative is to succeed, there must be ongoing support to community leaders and the prevention of centralized encroachment from senior bureaucrats.
Another observation by my favourite author: “The bureaucracy in addressing new initiatives has the engine of a lawn mower and the brakes of a Rolls-Royce.”Re: Chris Varcoe column — As more people arrive during Alberta’s population boom, housing lags behind In addressing the housing shortage, it is important to note that making existing neighbourhoods more dense does not create as much housing as building in new communities. For example, if you tear down two older homes to build six townhomes, you only have a net gain of four homes. On the other hand, if you build those townhomes in a new community where no homes currently exist, you have a net gain of six homes.