Private member's bill aims to kick-start stalled developments

It's taken close to a year, but some help for the residents of Cliff Bungalow and Mission may soon be on the way.  

The southwest communities have been dealing with a large undeveloped construction pit that has sat vacant along 4th Street for close to a decade.

Now, a private member's bill in the Alberta legislature aims to hold the right people responsible and give the city the authority it needs.

Calgary Currie MLA Dave Taylor says it's unfair residents have been forced to put up with the site for as long as they have.  He says the neighbouring communities have lost businesses and have been at the mercy of a developer that can't get its project off the ground.

"It's the most egregious example of a stalled or delayed development in the province of Alberta," says Taylor.

The Cliff Bungalow-Mission Community Association's Natasha Pashak says she's grateful for the help, but won't hold her breath until construction crews show up to get the project up and running again.

Bill 205 returns to the legislature this fall for a second reading.