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A couple of years ago the Angels were building a new clubhouse in
Bowness (subdivision in Calgary, my neighbourhood) and did not have
their building permit in order. Apparently they built a bit too high
and a little too close to the property line. Once the clubhouse was
almost complete the City issued a stop work order and forced them to
demolish the nearly constructed building.

Flash forward to this week. The Angels had sold the Bowness property
and bought a new place in the subdivision of Ogden, very close to a
future road right of way. Now the City wants to widen that road and
needs to buy the Angels property and clubhouse.

Bikers are a stubborn bunch with long memories and it looks like the
City is going to pay a hundred to a hundred and fifty grand over
market value for the property.

Do you think those bikers enjoyed a cold brew or two at the City's
expense when that deal was hammered out?

Don Binns
84 - Virago 1000
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Never mistake horsepower for staying power

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 14:40:22 GMT, Calgary <dlbcaldeletethis.DeleteThis@telus.net>
wrote:

 >Do you think those bikers enjoyed a cold brew or two at the City's
 >expense when that deal was hammered out?

I dunno. The concept of community owned property always seemed
antithetical to a good time for me.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->