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By Deb Chrisohou

Dear Mayor Naheed Nenshi.

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Please mark me down as part of the .000003 per cent of Calgarians who would like to see a new sports/event centre in Calgary.

I am a born and raised Calgarian who has supported amateur and professional sport in this city throughout my life. I am also an avid supporter of the arts and have attended professional and amateur theatre and music concerts.

I am fortunate that I have been employed in a modest position that allows me the means to be a season ticket holder for both the Calgary Flames and the Stampeders, in addition to Theatre Calgary. I love sports and the arts and I make it a priority to support both by purchasing tickets and volunteering for various events and fundraising efforts.

I am also a home owner and have dutifully paid my city taxes since 1993.

At no point have I been given the opportunity to vote on whether or not I agree with the City of Calgary’s public art program. Furthermore, while I have not always agreed with the selections made on behalf of the constituents of Calgary, I agree that art adds to the heartbeat of a city and enriches the visual experience while venturing around our city, so I have said nothing.