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Originally Posted by northcrunk
Where is this info outside of your statement and Nenshi's? They residents didn't vote on anything regarding the park closing.
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Based upon the two letters shown above, it seems clear that the city had made a promise to setup another trailer park prior to closing this one. Given that information, it seems reasonable that a lawsuit would be successful; as the city went back on their word. Residents could even take this to small claims court, as I believe the maximum is $50K.
So why wasn't this done? In a park with 100 trailers there isn't one resident who wants/has the means to do anything? Or did a lawyer upon running some preliminary work find that there was further documentation in the city's possession? It doesn't have to be a vote- if they asked people to express their intent to move to the new park by a certain date, and nobody did, then that might take the city off the hook.
I find the lack of legal action disturbing. As Troutman et al often say on this forum, there are resources to ask for legal help, and lawers as well as U of C students willing to help. Years ago when I had a small claims case I called up a random law firm (one of the partners had the same last name as me.) I received some excellent advice; well more than 30 minutes worth.