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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Aren't pretty much all developers responsible for sidewalks? Like, if you build a house and destroy the sidewalk, you are on the hook for it. I imagine every tower downtown has the same requirements.
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Comparably speaking this city asks developers to pay for peanuts compared to most other major cities. Why? Who knows, but even the most recent move to raise the development related fees did not even bring it close to where it should be. Sidewalks, as an example that I used is moot but the point stands - this move was an attempt to extract a little more from the equation and the City (and the Mayor) failed miserably.
I'd much rather they show a backbone with residential development, which could actually help the cities finances long term than try to bend over CSEC for a few more million at the 11th hour and then plead to social media acting all surprised that things fell apart.