Below are Sierra Club’s concerns with respect to this development proposal: 1. The plan does not provide an adequate amphibian migration corridor/linkage a. EIS indicates wetland contains “a vibrant amphibian community with exceptionally strong choruses” b. Vast majority of amphibians at this site (spring peepers, gray tree frogs) spend most of their lives in wooded […]
Category: Growth
Downtown
Congratulations on your beautiful city! If you are not considering changing your by-laws to allow high rise condos in Guelph, then there is no need to read this letter. If there is any doubt in your mind, please read on. My husband and I are probably your newest residents. We’ve never voted for you and […]
Unheard point
All the comments I’ve read only discuss the current proposal by the developer. What citizens should realize is that this developer probably has no intention of constructing a 16 storey building. They are just applying for an extremely large scale project in order to get citizens to negotiate down the project to say 6 or […]
Hanlon Creek Business Park (HCBP) Phase 2
As you may recall in October 2010 the City of Guelph and Guelph Land Holdings Inc. (GLHI) entered into a Cost Sharing and Land Sale Agreement for the Hanlon Creek Business Park Phase 2. This agreement addressed the sharing of planning and development costs between the City and GLHI, the purchase of fill material by […]
Correspondence from Mayfield Park Community Association
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Further comments for Council – January 17
This email addresses several more of my concerns about the proposal by Abode Varsity Living Inc. to construct two immense residence towers at 716 Gordon Street. The height and scale of the proposed towers will dwarf the surrounding buildings, including the two tallest buildings in our neighbourhood, the Delta Hotel and “1 Stone Road West.” […]
716 Gordon St. Proposed Development
We would like to add our voice to what we hope is an avalanche of letters, rejecting the proposal by Abode Varsity Living, for 2 high rise towers (supposedly to house students) on the site of 716 Gordon St. These massive structures would butt up against the backyards of one of Guelph’s most beautiful residential […]
Our concerns
We are house owners on Monticello Crescent. I am a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and my wife is a research technician at the University of Guelph. Our family has lived in several cities in North America in the past. Guelph is our most favourite city to live in. This “Royal Park City” […]
716 Gordon Street Proposed Student High Rise Development.
I have lived in Guelph & have also been a Student Landlord in this City for 33 years. I am writing to present my opposition to the above proposed development The following comments are some of the reasons why this proposal should be completely rejected. 1) The proposal is not appropriate for the location & […]
Proposed Development of 716 Gordon St.
I am writing this on behalf of myself and other residents of Campus Estates neighborhood. We are not at all in favour of this development for several reasons, some of which are listed below. 1. This structure does not fit into the mostly residential area. We believe that if this proposal goes through, it will lead […]