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Originally Posted by Bigtime
Does anywhere in the AB gov announcement make any mention to them actually upgrading or building infrastructure to prevent or minimize this again in larger floods? Because I sure can't find it, every mention is about individual homeowners "flood proofing" their homes going forward.
They want us to protect against a 1 in 100 flood, sure no problem but they better do likewise if not better.
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This seems completely half baked to me. Ban all future development in a 100 year old neighbourhood and slowly choke it out, just because the city can't or didn't build a proper sewer system?
Are they really going to tank entire parts of Calgary that they zoned and approved because it makes more sense than upgrading infrastructure?
I am not in panic mode yet because as it stands with the info given, I can see people walking away from their worthless homes, and/or class action lawsuits flying everywhere. The levels of gov't must take responsibility for a problem they crated and now are pinning on people "who should have known better".
These houses are 100 years old, neighbours have been there for decades and now their getting hung out to dry? I think the gov't needs to keep their mouths shut until they figure this out, until then people are going to freak based on the half information they are putting out.