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MAYOR STEP HEN MANDELCITY O F EDMONTON2nd FLOOR , CITY HALL1 SIR
WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUAREEDMONTON. ALBERTA. CANADA T5J 2R7PHONE
(780) 496-8100FAX (780) 496-82 [email protected]
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This project also has significant economic benefits for the
Edmonton region. A recent economic impactassessm ent of the
community rink project estimates that construction would generate
$36.3 m illion intotal economic output, $15.3 million in GDP, and
$10.5 million in wages and salaries. Moreover, directstimu lus to
the non-residential construction sector is estimated to generate
total tax impacts of $3.8million during project construction -
about $1.1 million in direct co rporate tax reven ue, $2.3 million
inincome tax reven ue, $0.3 million in indirect taxes on
production, and $84,000.00 in indirect taxes onproducts.Thank you
for your serious consideration of the City of Edmonton's funding
request, and yourgov ernm ent's ongoing support of municipal
infrastructure. I look forward to discu ssing at your
earliestconvenience the mutual benefits of realizing this vital
community initiative.
Yours truly,
Stephen MandetMayor
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Premier of AlbertaOffice of the Premier, 307 Legislature
Building, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6 Canada
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His Worship Stephen MandelMayorCity of Edmonton2nd Floor, City
Hall1 Sir Winston Churchill SquareEdmonton AB T5J 2R7Dear Mayor
Mandel:Thank you for your letter of May 9, 2013, requesting funding
to construct a communityrink in the proposed downtown entertainment
district.I appreciate the City of Edmonton's support for this
development through a capitalcommitment of $7 million, and admire
your ongoing commitment to explore fundingopportunities to develop
the downtown core.As you are aware, the province already provides
significant funding to municipalitiesthrough the Municipal
Sustainability Initiative (MSI) program to support
localinfrastructure projects, such as the construction of
recreation and sports facilities.Additional provincial funds are
not available to support the community rink project;however, the
city may wish to consider using a portion of its remaining MSI
funding.With project commitments of $1,216 billion to date, and an
estimated $2,077 billion tobe allocated over the course of the MSI
program, the city could conceivably commit anadditional $563
million to new projects.I commend your efforts to renew the City of
Edmonton's downtown core.Thank you again for writing.
cc: Honourable Doug GriffithsMinister of Municipal Affairs
