For most of the Calgary city councillors, citywide rezoning was an inherited decision.
Now, the new 15 get their chance to hear the public, see the data, ask questions of administration, debate with colleagues, and ultimately land on a repeal decision as the citywide rezoning public hearing starts March 23.
Surely all of the councillors will have painstakingly, meticulously gone through...
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