Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
So did this court case get resolved at all? What was the verdict?
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Judge dismisses 1996 Edmonton lawsuit over ill-fated Arlington Apartments
When the lawsuit first entered the courts, Jean Chrétien was prime minister, Celine Dion had a chart-topping single and Kelly Buchberger was captain of the Edmonton Oilers.
edmontonjournal.com
Avenuer
Senior Member
The loss of the Arlington Apartments is still a steaming pile of dung and will never be forgotten (by me at least).
Truth.
It did put a smile on my face when I originally read that the judge threw out the case though.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
It's just so sad that the chance of that property being developed is better odds than the Edmonton Oilers winning the Superbowl.
IanO
Superstar
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
That the old proposal right?
Filip.Nowak
Active Member
Yeah this was posted a long time ago. Is there some meaning to this?…
IanO
Superstar
Just going through old files.
The_Cat
Senior Member
Sad to see the Arlington go the way it did.
Gronk!
Senior Member
It's been about 16 years since The Arlingon fire and it's stayed that way since then, which is completely unacceptable. There is a municipal election coming up - I want to ask Sohi, Watson and Krushell if their platforms will address derelict sites such as the Arlington (plus the Tower 101 and Emerald sites).
The_Cat
Senior Member
I wonder if community gardens might work on these sites. Could you imagine a restaurant like Tres Carnales having local produce grown at the Tower 101 site?
Gronk!
Senior Member
I wish there was a reputable developer in charge of the 15-year-old The Arlington wreckage.
Didama
Active Member
You should really ask Kenney. They are the ones who scuttled the City Charters that would have actually allowed cities like Edmonton to do something meaningful about sites like this.
JNO1
Active Member
I know very little about the Municipal Government Act, existing bylaws and the scuttled Charters, etc., but the powers that the CoE currently has over developers/properties like this are obviously next to nothing, and developers fully understand this. (or the CoE is doing nothing to exercise those powers). These "developers" are saving a ton of money on property taxes, insurance costs, building maintenance, security costs and utilities (cost of the commodities themselves (esp natural gas for heat) plus significant costs related to the fixed/delivery charges for power, gas and water) by sitting with an empty site rather than an empty building. I fear that we are going to be stuck with many of these derelict sites unless something significant changes in the near future (increase in CoE powers, significant upturn in the market, sale of property to a motived buyer).