Calgary has completed its longest public hearing on a city-wide rezoning

After more than two weeks, the largest public hearing in Calgary's history has come to an end.

Just after 9:15 p.m. Monday night, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek closed the city-wide rezoning hearing, but not before hearing from 736 speakers and 238 panels.

The City Council received 6,101 written submissions, which are now part of the public record.

“We owe it to Calgarians and we deserve to make this important decision the best it can be,” Coon said. Sonya Sharp said.

Despite the conclusion of the public part of the hearing, which began on April 22, there are still steps that must be taken before the council can make a decision.

The city says it will present the results of a week-long public hearing to the council Thursday morning.

Matters on the matter will continue after the council's special hearing meeting on Monday, May 13, where council members will have an opportunity to ask questions of the administration.

Number. Andre Chabot says he is looking forward to more time to formulate his thoughts and questions.

“I don't know about you guys and how many questions you've written in the last few days — I've written a lot of posts about the public's requests, their thoughts and concerns,” he said. said.

On Monday, the main proposal will be introduced and amendments can be introduced, debated and voted on by councilors at that time.

At the end of the meeting, a vote will be taken on the proposed motion and any amendments.

Calgarians are no longer allowed to speak before council, but they can still submit written requests for public record. calgary.ca/publicsubmissions

– With files from Tiffany Goodwin and Phil Wood