thommyjo
Senior Member
Our prison facility concentration is already so high. Why do we keep building more?!?!
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Gronk!
Senior Member
The_Cat
Senior Member
You get around Gronk!
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Now for that massive pit there.
wormwood
Active Member
It looks a little better the further you walk away from it.
inclusion
Active Member
Looks great from Jasper.
Gronk!
Senior Member
inclusion
Active Member
I’m in the town of Jasper and it looks great from here.
archited
Senior Member
Best to forget this one -- as there are bad 6-storeys there are also bad highrises. It will be renovated at some future date into something more desirable. For the present moment, let it go.
Agard
New Member
The colors and height make it harder to ignore, but yeah, it's not in a prominent location downtown or anything so its not worth losing too much sleep over
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
I just want to see the pit developed at least.
wormwood
Active Member
Just having fun. Sorry to offend.
archited
Senior Member
^ sometimes the intended tone doesn't come through in the written word. No offense taken; I get and appreciate your jest.
MacLac
Senior Member
Has any demo commenced on these units?
fromtraintotower
New Member
So, a friend of mine called Prairie Demolition (the company doing the demos for Holyrood Gardens) back on November 11 and according to them, they sent demo permits to the city four months ago (July), but they still haven't heard back from the city. The next day, my friend sent a message to the councillor for the Metis Ward where the Holyrood Gardens is located. The reply was a somewhat boilerplate answer which including "send[ing the] inquiry to city staff in Development Services for an answer."
Has any demo commenced on these units?
So here's a kicker...
There was this permit issued in March 27, which the councillor did point out.
But recently, I checked again, and what do I see...
And the biggest kicker? This new permit is dated November 12, the same day my friend sent a message to the councillor!
There's probably more permits required, because as of now, only two permits (one issued, one in intake review) would give permission for a combined 11 buildings, less than the total of 17 buildings slated for demolition. (Perhaps it's only one more permit.)
Still, the funniest thing is that it took a phone call and a message to the councillor for the city to get back to work. There's definitely something to be said about how a slow bureaucracy can impede development, even if it is development of sites infamous for crime and disorder! You just have to see the old BMO bank demolition for proof.