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Originally Posted by Nsd1

Quick summary of Mayor Gondeks press conference by Adam MacVicar

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Mayor @JyotiGondek speaking now. She is joined by Councillors @YYCTKW and @RajDhaliwal_YYC. Gondek says the prior to release conditions on the development permit came from the Calgary Planning Commission. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary

Gondek says this is a common factor in development permits. She says CSEC knew climate resiliency was a requirement one year ago. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary

Gondek says it was well known with CSEC prior to the election of this new council. She says the City of Calgary is insisting on things like sidewalks. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary

Gondek says the expectation that when a development permit goes to planning commission, climate resiliency is one factor that the building is scrutinized under. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary

NEW: Mayor Gondek says she is committed to getting the $3.8M for the climate mitigation from provincial and federal partners. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
Gondek says the city’s contribution is $307.4M, not $287M as CSEC said. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary

On the Dec 23 no-go date, Gondek says she learned there was no ability from CSEC to pay for this. Both her and Edwards agreed to go public on the deal falling through. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary

Gondek says she is disappointed that the building isn’t being built. She says the goal was shovels in the ground by Jan 2022. She calls it an unreal sense of loss. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary

Gondek says administration is working on next steps and updates will be coming soon. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary

Gondek says it’s hard to say whether things will get cheaper over time due to the supply chain. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary

Sorry Jyoti but pressing the Flames on sidewalks etc is a joke considering the free reign they give residential developers in new communities to provide next to nothing. I also think it's fair to say that agreeing to go public with CSEC means a professional and well thought out news conference like today and not whining on twitter in advance, which is both unprofessional and incredibly damaging for citizens and both parties moving forward. Grow up.