City shoots down Ahuntsic project
A project to put up 12 new buildings containing nearly 1000 condos in Ahuntsic has been shot down by the city’s public consultation office as being too tall and too dense.
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Stefan 08:45 on 2012/09/13 Permalink
and now, according to that article, they want back the $1 million they paid in taxes for the 4 years while planning (without consulting the public) plus a future tax holiday, from the city.
the ‘privatizing profits and socializing risks’ approach.
i hope this is a lesson to developers that they can’t anymore just consider their profits but also the needs of the people living there and around.
SMD 13:42 on 2012/09/13 Permalink
Amen, Stefan.