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In what can only be interpreted as a "political" play, Calgary City Council has once again voted down a bylaw that would have allowed safe an secure secondary suites in select neighbourhoods in the city.
This is starting to be embarrassing for the City as a whole. Leaders who are afraid to lead.
Yes there are arguments on both sides... but almost every other city in the world has solved these problems before. Hey, how about taking a look at those solutions and adopting the best of them rather than continue to put upward pressure on rents, downward pressure on safety and hurt the most vulnerable renters in the city (just because someone is afraid of parking issue or noise.)
It has become obvious to all involved that this is no longer a Secondary Suite discussion looking for a solution... it has become a political game wherein the most vulnerable are the ball that keeps getting kicked. NIMBY is NOT appropriate in this situation - Leadership is!
Make sure your local representative know about your disgust.
Check out this blog post of mine: Calgary's Secondary Suite Solution http://www.donrcampbell.com/calgary-secondary-suite-solution-or-more-problems
Don
This is starting to be embarrassing for the City as a whole. Leaders who are afraid to lead.
Yes there are arguments on both sides... but almost every other city in the world has solved these problems before. Hey, how about taking a look at those solutions and adopting the best of them rather than continue to put upward pressure on rents, downward pressure on safety and hurt the most vulnerable renters in the city (just because someone is afraid of parking issue or noise.)
It has become obvious to all involved that this is no longer a Secondary Suite discussion looking for a solution... it has become a political game wherein the most vulnerable are the ball that keeps getting kicked. NIMBY is NOT appropriate in this situation - Leadership is!
Make sure your local representative know about your disgust.
Check out this blog post of mine: Calgary's Secondary Suite Solution http://www.donrcampbell.com/calgary-secondary-suite-solution-or-more-problems
Don