Calgarians continue to fight back against blanket rezoning as the case returns to court Wednesday.
A judge is expected to rule on the merits of blanket rezoning, the decision not to hold a plebiscite, and whether or not the policy should be reversed.
There are hundreds of people involved in the court challenge, which had its first court hearing in October.
A GoFundMe raising money for the cause has raised nearly $150,000.
Robert Lehodey is a retired lawyer who is leading the charge against city hall.
“Council’s lost their way, they’re tone deaf and they actually — for some strange reason — believe their job is beyond what it has historically been,” he told CityNews in August.
Since council approved blanket rezoning in May, the city has received 189 applications for new row housing and other new high-density developments around the city.
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The highly contentious topic continues to generate lots of discussion on both sides of the issue; those in favour of the decision say it will have a positive impact on the housing crisis.
Lehodey says applying the same rules across all city communities isn’t fair.
“When there’s a sweeping zoning change that does not take into consideration specific circumstances, you’re taking away people’s rights,” he said. “They’ve kind of painted the whole city with one brush.”
The former lawyer says residents are rightfully allowed to express their feelings, and this court challenge is part of that.
“There are fundamental rights for people to be heard about changes that directly affect them,” Lehodey said.
This is a developing story.
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-With files from Tiffany Goodwein