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Originally Posted by northcrunk
I've got a question, wtf is the city thinking here:
http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/05/27...-park-eviction
Most of the park are seniors, my sister and brother in law just spent over $50,000 buying one of these trailers 6 months ago which required city approval. The city approved the purchase and told them the park will stay until the last tenant moves (or dies) and now only a few months later they change their minds. Is there a developer lobbying for this land? Do some on council have a special interest in having this land developed for their own personal gains? Pretty sad as most of the seniors here will have nowhere to go and cannot even sell their trailers and will lose anywhere from 50-100K while the city offers them a $10,000 relocation fee. Pathetic.
The politicians in this city cry for more "affordable housing" yet they pull this. |
Long and very complex history to this issue, of which I can't really delve into on the site. It's a gut-wrenching decision to make, but there are many reasons. The closure will happen in 3 years, there will be compensation, and expertise provided to help residents relocate. The 3 yrs allows the market to respond to providing some more supply for this type of housing elsewhere - it just won't be the City building in East Hills.