In 2008, several developers formed the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) based on a promise of a CFL franchise for Ottawa if a stadium were built. OSEG & the City formed a partnership, signed a single-source contract and City Council approved a project now referred to as Landsdowne 1.0, one that gave OSEG preferential terms.
Lansdowne 1.0 proved to be a financial failure. Lansdowne 2.0 with three massive residential towers is designed to make it profitable. With some debt still outstanding from 1.0 and new financial commitments to 2.0, the total is around $500 million. In addition to debt and the potential tax burden on citizens, there are a number of other issues: traffic, transparency, affordable housing, and substantial loss of greenspace among them.
Contact us if you can help with our Lansdowne 2.0 campaign.
Letter to Councillors from 3 Community Associations
What you can do:
- Write to your councillor or all councillors
- Share the facts with friends and neighbours
Resources:
- Together, Let’s Build a Better Lansdowne (Shawn Menard)
- City of Ottawa – Engage Ottawa
- OSEG and the City and the lopsided partnership (Glebe Report)
- Taxpayers deserve options for solving Lansdowne’s financial problems (Glebe Report)
- The Mainstreeter’s 1st Annual Public Consultation Report Card: When Government Decision-Makers Stop Listening to the Public, Our Communities Suffer.
- Search “Lansdowne” on The Bulldog for many articles