Mayor Karen Farbridge joined representatives from Reid’s Heritage Homes, Sloot Construction and Terra View Homes today to officially launch the City of Guelph’s Blue Built Home program – a new water-efficiency standard and rebate program for new homes in Guelph. Under the program, newly constructed homes are certified according to three water efficiency standards: Bronze, […]
Category: Growth
Report Number 11-60, file ZC1110 Ward 1 ( 139 Morris Street)
I am sending a few concerns about this application. I am finding some information incomplete or having some ambiguity. The main concern I have is based on real life townhouse experience. Your approval of the townhouse development at the corner of Neeve and York Roads looks very much like this one. You have to live […]
Official launch of the Blue Built Home program
The City of Guelph will officially launch the Blue Built Home water efficiency standards and rebate program on Thursday, June 30 from 10 to 11 a.m. The Blue Built Home program is a certification program for new homes in Guelph, developed in consultation with local home builders and administered by the City. Blue Built Homes […]
Hanlon Creek Watershed Plan and the Bird property
I was a little shocked to hear that a 2.5 ha parcel of the Hanlon Creek Watershed non-core protected area is being seriously considered for development. Although I have not resided in Guelph for years, I was closely involved in the debate over adoption of the Hanlon Creek Watershed Plan in 1993-1994, as Coordinator of […]
1897 Gordon Street – June 27 Staff Response (memo) for Council Addendum
Attached is a memorandum “ Staff Response to Issues Raised at June 7, 2011 Public Meeting Re: 1897 Gordon Street: proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision, Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment”. This is related to Consent Agenda item A-5 being the approval for this application. The memo will be included as part of the […]
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund supports the City of Guelph’s Creation of a secondary plan for the Guelph Innovation District
Berry Vrbanovic, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and councillor for the City of Kitchener, Ont., and the Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a Green Municipal FundTM grant of $142,252 to the City of Guelph. The grant will help fund the development of a secondary plan to guide the […]
Comments on New Transit Growth Strategy
As requested, please find attached comments on the new transit growth strategy. The new strategy will diminish access to the transit system with the removal of bus stops in my neighbourhood. Please give consideration to my comments as you finalize your work.PK transit system comment_p kraehling_jun11
Clair Road Emergency Services Centre officially opens
The Clair Road Emergency Services Centre (CRESC) officially opened today. Dave Levac, Member of Provincial Parliament for Brant and Parliamentary Assistant for Community Safety and Correctional Services and Warden Chris White, County of Wellington joined Mayor Karen Farbridge, City Councillors and City staff at the opening ceremony this morning. “This is the first facility in […]
Preparing for Planning Decision on 1897 Gordon Street
As you do your preparation work in advance of the decision you are asked to make on the Planning Application for 1897 Gordon Street on June 27 I ask that you carefully consider what constitutes good planning and whether bulldozing an iconic portion of the Paris moraine, designated for preservation in perpetuity by both the […]
Downtown Secondary Plan Memo
Please find attached a memo from staff with respect to the Downtown Secondary Plan Schedule.Staff council memo