On Thursday, Calgary city council, by a count of 8-6, voted against a high-density housing project at Glenmore Landing, a shopping plaza on 14 St. at 90 Ave. S.W.The project, proposed by developer RioCan Management, called for up to 15 high-rise towers to be built on parkland adjacent to the plaza, with the potential to house 8,000 residents.The project was voted down for a number of reasons, including the proximity to Glenmore Reservoir and the potential of contaminating the source of half of Calgary's drinking water.Councillors who voted against the proposal were Peter Demong, Dan McLean, Jennifer Wyness, Raj Dhaliwal, Terry Wong, Sonya Sharp, Sean Chu and Andre Chabot. In favour were Mayor Jyoti Gondek and Cllrs. Kourtney Penner, Courtney Walcott, Gian-Carlo Carra, Jasmine Mian and Evan Spencer. The plaza is located in Penner's Ward 11, and after the vote she berated her fellow councillors, as well as Calgarians who were in opposition to the development.
