Calgary city councillors want investigations into approval of upzoning plan

Three members of Calgary city council are calling for investigations into the way a contentious upzoning plan was handled.Following a marathon public hearing held across 16 days in April and May, Calgary city council voted 9-6 last week in favour of an upzoning plan which will change the zoning on more than 300,000 single-family house properties. Three members of Calgary city council are calling for investigations into the way a contentious upzoning plan was handled.

Late in the hearing, a city official told council that only the last quarterly payment of the federal dollars could be at risk if upzoning was defeated. That payment was said to be worth $57 million.The councillors also say secret meetings were held between some members of council and city officials to discuss the upzoning plan.

"We want to know how it came to pass, what the communications have been between administration and members of council, as well as communications between our administration, members of council and the federal government."Whistleblower complaint too "My spidey sense is telling me, my gut feeling is telling me this doesn't seem right. There had to be some conversations behind the scenes that some of us were not privy to," said the Ward 1 councillor.

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