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The City should mediate a forced sale.
There are people who really belong in a local corporate hall of shame. Someone should put up a sign saying this mess is by ... with both his personal and company name on it.So he has enough money to buy the building, tear the building down, leave it a mess, but cites no good reasons of to build. Meanwhile stationlands has built and will continue to build, Parks has completed its residential high rise and may soon build more. And further he probably is unwilling to sell to someone else who will build. The city has to stop being weak on property owners that do this. Arlington site was at least somewhat out of the way but 101 is right in the heart and is, as said in the article, an eyesore.
Wrote an email to Anne Stevenson after walking by on my way to a work lunch. So far haven't heard anything back and they're usually good about responding. Her comments on the video clip suggest she's as frustrated as the rest of us.Call your councillor
Call your councillors!
I attended one of Anne Stevenson's meetups last year, and this tower was a concern with the Procura site at 100 Ave. She's very aware of it, so frustrating that in comparison with Ashley Salvador, who passed a motion for decrepit properties in her ward, Anne didn't seem bothered by it. It was also asked if these sites could be part of that motion, but she said that those sites wouldn't fall into that category (I'm not sure why).Wrote an email to Anne Stevenson after walking by on my way to a work lunch. So far haven't heard anything back and they're usually good about responding. Her comments on the video clip suggest she's as frustrated as the rest of us.
She's replied to my previous emails (yep, I'm one of those people who email their councillors on the regular) but that seems to be over. Perhaps it was the zeal of the newly elected that's given way to ennui now that she's settled in. Still, I'll take any response, even by an assistant, than the silence I received about that eyesore.I attended one of Anne Stevenson's meetups last year, and this tower was a concern with the Procura site at 100 Ave. She's very aware of it, so frustrating that in comparison with Ashley Salvador, who passed a motion for decrepit properties in her ward, Anne didn't seem bothered by it. It was also asked if these sites could be part of that motion, but she said that those sites wouldn't fall into that category (I'm not sure why).
I've emailed her several times to express other concerns (like the sudden removal of the fountain in Warehouse Park), and she never responds; it's one of her assistants who checks her email; I'm not even sure if they pass the messages along, but you for sure should email her and let her know your concerns: anne.stevenson@edmonton.ca
Maybe it is old fashioned, but it seems to me the job of a councilor is to respond and find ways to deal with problems in their area, not tell people nothing can be done and then go silent.She's replied to my previous emails (yep, I'm one of those people who email their councillors on the regular) but that seems to be over. Perhaps it was the zeal of the newly elected that's given way to ennui now that she's settled in. Still, I'll take any response, even by an assistant, than the silence I received about that eyesore.