Council in Alberta mountain town of Canmore rejects second proposed development
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CANMORE, Alta. – Town council in a popular Alberta mountain community has rejected a second proposed development project that raised concerns about wildlife, affordable housing and taxes.
The proposed Three Sisters Village and Smith Creek projects in Canmore, west of Calgary, would have almost doubled the town’s population in the coming decades.
Council has rejected the Three Sisters Village plan in a 6-1 vote.
Council had already rejected Smith Creek in a unanimous decision.
A public hearing on the two developments took seven days and heard from more than 200 people concerned about the possible effects on the town and on wildlife in the area.
Council in Alberta mountain town of Canmore rejects second proposed development
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CALGARY Canmore council delayed its decision on the contentious Three Sisters Village proposal Tuesday, citing the need for further study. The plan will come back for third and final reading May 25. In April council voted to reject the developers other parallel proposal, Smith Creek, and then passed a series of amendments to the remaining Three Sisters plan. The amendments sought guarantees commercial space would be built first, and also doubled the amount of affordable housing in the plan from 10 per cent to 20 per cent. Councillors expressed concern about allowing the development to move ahead without guaranteeing a strong commercial tax base to help support the added residential infrastructure.