Calgary committee backs $150K ward office furniture purchase despite “bad optics”

Calgary city councillors voted to spend $150,000 of taxpayer money on new office furniture for their ward offices at Historic City Hall, brushing aside warnings that the move would anger the public.

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Calgary city councillors voted to spend $150,000 of taxpayer money on new office furniture for their ward offices at Historic City Hall, brushing aside warnings that the move would anger the public.

The committee voted 4–2 to recommend that council approve purchasing a standardized furniture suite for all 14 councillors’ offices. The city…