Mayor Jyoti Gondek renews pitch to province at roundtable discussion on Calgary downtown strategy yyc yyccc abgov abpoli
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Gondek said they discussed the types of organizations that have been taking part in revitalization, stressing the local success stories.
“We talked about Peoplefirst, having family-size units and having a component of affordability,” said Gondek. “We talked about the Home Space Project. We explained that other buildings include, and we talked about other conversions that have been done without our incentive to demonstrate that the market was already ready for this.”
Gondek said they also laid out their “asks,” noting there are many aspects of the revitalization that could use provincial funding. She said aside from office conversion, there’s infrastructure, post-secondary partnerships and safety aspects that all need addressing.Article content “We would be happy to engage with them on any of these things,” said the mayor. “We just really gave them an outline of what it is we’re doing how much we have put in as a city. And what we’re seeking from that.”
She stressed that this wasn’t the city simply looking for a handout, as it has already made significant investments in the plan.“I think it was just a very good opportunity for everybody to be in the same room, hearing the same thing at the same time . . . Everyone was there together and that was probably the most important thing.”
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