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Old Posted Apr 19, 2011, 8:01 PM
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Originally Posted by sdm View Post
With so much of the CBD undeveloped it would be fiscally wrong of the city to open more land for development. We need the holes reasonably filled before we embark on creating more empty lots.
In the worst case the city does not need to proceed immediately with selling off the lots.

Because this is such a long process I think it makes sense for them to begin planning immediately and then launch into demolition and site prep. Then the sites will be ready when they are needed.

If the city does not follow this approach it will never get done. Council will hum and haw over whether or not it's the right time. Even if they decide it is the right time then it will be finished 5-10 years later (if it is finished), at which point it probably won't be the right time anymore... That style of over-planning and delay is a recipe for failure. It is what has caused the current state of downtown Halifax.

And to be honest I even question the land supply issue. There are lots of empty sites, sure, but they are generally owned by the government being held up for one bureaucratic reason or another. These are not sites that can be built on tomorrow.
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