AGM

Please join us at the upcoming AGM on Monday September 28 at 7:00 PM at the Peace Lutheran Church where we will elect the Board that will lead the charge against the much anticipated and ridiculous rezoning application.

In mid-July, we learned that the anticipated sale had been completed, confirming that Geo-Energy Enterprises Inc. is now the official owner of the Shaw-Nee Slopes golf course.  We also know - courtesy of a CBC radio news story - that the new owner plans to file a rezoning application with the City Planning Commission in September.  What this undoubtedly means for our community is a resumption of the concerns expressed during SECA Town Hall meetings, our community association website, monthly newsletters and feedback from you. 

We expect a long and frustrating battle with a developer who appears convinced that City Hall will rubber stamp their application to bulldoze our beautiful green community and replace it with non descript high density housing and retail services.  However, there is due process that both parties must follow, even though we are the unfortunate victims of a developer whose intention is to exploit and destroy the golf course for their financial benefit. 
 
SECA will oppose any green space re-zoning application on behalf of the community. We will lobby our elected officials to ensure they support our position, values and needs.  It was the City that originally approved Shawnee-Evergreen less than 25 years ago on the basis of creating a golf course community.  Circumstances have not altered that would necessitate a rezoning change sharply reducing green space. We are a relatively young community and - despite recent propaganda to the contrary - our community was not targeted for TOD (Transit Oriented Development) nor does Plan-It Calgary intend to develop over existing green space. We are confident that sanity will prevail as the issues are addressed by City Council in the coming years.  As our Alderman, Diane Colley-Urquhart recently summarized: “they may have bought themselves a park.”

Please join us at the upcoming AGM where we will elect the Board that will lead the struggle against this unwarranted rezoning application.

Respectfully submitted,
Gloria Dingwall
President
Shawnee-Evergreen Community Association