05-02-2021, 11:05 AM
(05-01-2021, 04:10 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(05-01-2021, 02:23 PM)tomh009 Wrote: I will assume that the region really doesn't like doing expropriation ...
First of all, they did thousands of expropriations for the LRT, so whether they like doing them or not, they did them for this project.
Second of all, the lot is owned by the City of Waterloo, not only an organization that the Region already had to expropriate property from, and also one which would absolutely work in good faith with the Region towards a good solution, but also is absolutely strongly invested in a good solution.
If this were a stand alone project next to an unco-operative private property owner, I'd buy, "it was easier and faster not to fight with the property owner and build a substandard infra"...I'd still not agree with that decision, but in this case, it absolutely does not apply.
OK, that's a very good point.