Edmonton city councillor’s idea to sell some undeveloped Blatchford land sputters out
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An Edmonton city councillor's hope to sell a large chunk of undeveloped Blatchford community land is kaput for the time being. But Tim Cartmell is not giving up.
An Edmonton city councillor’s hope to sell a large chunk of undeveloped Blatchford community land is kaput for the time being.
A motion from pihêsiwin councillor Tim Cartmell aimed to shrink the size of the current Blatchford utility footprint to reflect the size of the community so any remaining land would then be put up for sale.
He originally brought the motion in May, but the council didn’t get to it then, so it was postponed to Wednesday. However, again council did not get to it, so the motion died on the floor.
The development at the old City Centre Airport lands aims to use 100 per cent renewable energy and be carbon neutral.
It was billed as a signature Edmonton community that was centrally located and accessible. The original timeline was to grow the area to 30,000 residents by 2038.
However, Cartmell is not giving up.
He wants council to offer the undeveloped land to private sector developers. He says Blatchford can then grow at the same speed as some of the other, newer neighbourhoods in the city.
Cartmell wants to increase the pace of development in the area. He’s not happy with how slowly the project has been moving.
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