The city of St. John's has fired back in a legal battle with Danny Williams over conditions attached to the huge Galway development in the city's southwest end. Williams has said he's being treated differently from other developers, but the city says it has made significant concessions to allow Galway work to begin. Part of the dispute involves development agreements drafted by city staff, which contain what deputy city manager Jason Sinyard described as a standard arbitration clause to resolve disputes in a "cost-effective and timely manner." The Galway project has many development agreements, the city said, because of its scale, and Williams's company has chosen to proceed in stages. Many new homes in Galway are nearly move-in ready, but the city said it will not issue occupancy permits until required infrastructure is in place.

Source: CBC News December 07, 2017 22:07 UTC