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I could give 2 sh**s about what Knack thinks.
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Knack calls the site an “embarrassment.”
Talks about expanding the derelict property subclass to include non residential properties.
^ What I mean is "stop whining and get behind a solution!"
Expanding the derelict property subclass to include non residential properties should have been done a couple of years ago. Lord knows there are other properties such as The Emerald and The Arlington.
Aaand that's why you're being targeted, Regency.“There’s a way to make that site look much, much tidier, even if you have to leave some of the structural elements in,” [Anne Stevenson] said. “I’ve been meeting with the property owner for years, basically since I was first elected. We would meet, I’d sort of hear a commitment to make some changes, and it just repeatedly seems not to happen.
“The property owner has invested in wraparounds in the fencing. But we’re just in a cycle where the wraps get put up and they get torn down. Nothing’s actually addressing the overall look of the site.”
Stevenson said she told Regency in March that she would be asking city staff about “enforcement options” when it comes to the BMO site.
just put the site on sale already!![]()
Developer says he was told by Edmonton officials to knock down BMO building
The City of Edmonton calls the site a "problem property." The Downtown Revitalization Coalition has stated that many of its members complain.edmontonjournal.com