EDMONTON Two Alberta entrepreneurs say municipal red tape that s been delaying the openings of their Edmonton restaurants goes too far. David Egan had hoped to open his barbeque restaurant in northeast Edmonton s Transit Hotel by the beginning of this year. We initially planned, and budgeted more importantly, for this to take three to four months, the Transit Smokehouse & BBQ co-owner told CTV News Edmonton. That plan was last summer, with the grand opening once anticipated for Jan. 1. Since then, Egan says that grand opening keeps getting pushed back. There s no firm commitment, there s no firm date, there s no accountability.
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