Calgary councilor denies allegations of conflict of interest

A Calgary city councilor is speaking out following allegations of a conflict of interest after he attended a quilt swap event over the weekend.

According to one resident, the 9th District at the time of the meeting. Gian-Carlo Carra instructed people on how to persuade other council members to vote yes to the rezoning during a public hearing.

Carra has denied the claims, saying he was only invited to the event for advice.

“I was invited by a civic group that was offering a free workshop at the Calgary library on how to present to city council,” he says.

The counselor says he is still persuasive.

“Let's not be naive, this is something we've been working on for years,” says Carra. “I'm not going in without an opinion.”

But Ward 9 resident George Clark, who attended the event, said the councilman's actions were a conflict of interest. He says he is formally submitting his complaints to a public hearing process.

“It will be part of the public record,” Clark says. “I have also lodged a complaint with the Integrity Commissioner.”

Carra was the only consultant invited to the event, said Alex Chevalier of Future of Calgary, a third-party consultant that organized the event. He denies the allegations.

“Everyone was so welcoming, it wasn't a secret,” says Chevalier.

Clark says he wants Carra to recuse himself during the upcoming public hearing. On April 22, the Council will hold a public hearing on the rezoning.

Public hearings will see council listen to Calgarians' concerns, followed by a vote to change the default base zoning to infill (R-CG) to a contiguous land-oriented zoning. A townhouse building consists of more than three units and is side by side and may contain additional suites.

The city is considering increasing density in many neighborhoods that currently only allow single-family housing.

A joint letter Signed by more than 40 communities in Calgary, the city council is calling on the city council to vote against the rezoning, saying it does not provide affordable non-market housing options.

14th District. Recently, Peter Demong has hosted several townhalls and Landon Johnston, who has become synonymous. withdrawal of application Mayor Jyoti Gondek was one in an open house with hundreds of people in Lake Bonavista to share their concerns about the city's rezoning.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appeared on the provincial radio show Saturday. shares his thoughts on the redistribution of veilshe said he has “always lived” in various mixed-use areas because of their proximity to commercial amenities.

However, he said it was his personal choice.