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Originally Posted by windypeg
We should be happy the city is actually getting tough with a developer for once instead of just rubber-stamping every piece of cheap garbage that gets proposed.
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Yup. I'm in full agreement. Especially with this particular developer.
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Originally Posted by asher__jo
To be fair if Winnipeg continues giving developers the runaround we will never be able to attract better developers from other cities because they will see Winnipeg as not worth the risk. That the developer won in court because the city has been vague seems to be forgotten.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...ring-1.4830882
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For the longest time Winnipeg has accepted whatever any developer is willing to build. Crappy stick framed stucco junk mostly, with huge parking lots because of City by-laws. I'm more than happy if the City moves to a tougher stance on development. So they need to change some things with this development, which is fairly substantial in terms of units and people. They'll figure it out. If GEM put more time into working with the City instead of suing all of them, they'd get things done easier.
Does everyone remember when GEM built that small development on McPhillips and oops forgot to put in a park and instead put in a residential building? The City let him off the hook. Bullshit.