New race course a no-go

Posted Jan 28, 2015 6:59 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Car race enthusiasts will have to get their fix somewhere else.

Rocky View County Council has rejected an application from the Rockyview Motorsports Corporation for a 640 acre race course and automotive-related development northeast of Airdrie.

After a lengthy 10 hour public debate the vote ”against” was unanimous.

Most of the opposition centred on the belief that the project was unsuitable for an area designated for ranch and farm land.

Rocky View County says the corporation can look at other sites, or change the application for the current site and resubmit it.

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