The warning bells over the cost of Calgary’s growth get louder with every passing day.

This time, we’re told the backlog of required infrastructure spending is fast approaching $50 billion, spread out over the next 10 years.

Earlier in the year, we learned 11 per cent of city infrastructure, worth some $18 billion combined, was listed as being in poor to very poor condition. Of that, $1.7 billion was considered critical infrastructure, meaning its failure would have a meaningful impact on daily life, public safety or both.

Speaking at the Rotary Club recently, Mayor Jeromy Farkas vowed the city would balance needed funding for essential infrastructure projects against the ability of taxpayers to support such spending.

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“It means knowing the difference between what we need and what we want. It means setting priorities. It means finding savings before asking taxpayers for more,” Farkas told the audience.

“It means demanding value from our city........

© Calgary Herald