Official List of Concerns of the people living in the direct area of 15 Carere Crescent City Staff Responses – May 22, 2009 On May 5, 2009 the following list of concerns were forwarded to Councillors Ian Findlay and Vicki Beard. Staff have reviewed the concerns and have provided responses in blue based on the […]
Category: Growth
Staff comment on 15 Carere Crescent – A/38-09
The subject property is located in the Victoriaview subdivision which was Draft Plan approved in July of 2005 and registered as Plan 61M-137 on February 19, 2007. The site is the only multiple residential site in the subdivision and it is zoned R.3A which either allows cluster or stacked townhouses. The planning and approvals for […]
Article in Mercury
As you may know there is an article in the Mercury today (Saturday). I spoke with Nicole O’Reilly yesterday. She enquired about the Employer of Distinction Award and quoted accurately what I described. The rest of the comments attributed to me, while accurate, have not been reported in the context within which they were asked.
City/County amalgamation
You may have read (or heard about) the article in the Guelph Mercury, suggesting that amalgamation talks had resurfaced between the City and County. There have been no discussions regarding amalgamation with the County. In fact there is no intent to raise this issue with the County. This is confirmed by our local growth strategy […]
Gummer work slowed down
The following article appeared in the November 19 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Construction is slowing down on the high-profile Gummer building renovation in downtown Guelph. That’s because of the global economic downturn and the weather, said Jason Ashdown, chief operating officer of Skyline Incorporated, which owns the building. “The colder weather brings inefficiency to […]
Guelph Civic Museum Public Meeting
On Tuesday, Nov 25th from 6:30 – 8:00 pm Guelph Civic Museum will be hosting a public meeting to present the initial conceptual design for the new Museum. The event is being organized by the city and will be well advertised to the community. The architectural firm Ventin Group will be presenting the initial conceptual design […]
Something there is that doesn’t love a tall wall
The following article appeared in the October 10 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Hilltop Road resident Nancy Alberton is glad Fusion Homes is scaling back the size of a planned retaining wall behind her house, but she’s still angry the city allowed the wall to be built at all. Fusion Homes is building a townhouse […]
Hilltop residents liken proposed retaining wall to prison
The following article appeared in the October 3 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Hilltop Road residents may feel imprisoned in their yards if a proposed retaining wall is completed behind their homes. Where once there was a vista of rolling farm fields, soon there could be a big grey wall. “It will cut off our […]
Significant progress seen on Council priorities
A progress report on Council’s strategic priorities indicates that six of the priorities Council established a year ago – 15 per cent of the total – have been completed or are on track for completion by the end of this year. Two of Council’s high-priority projects have been achieved: the introduction of 20-minute Transit service, […]
Mixed-density build expected in northeast
The following article appeared in the September 2 edition of the Guelph Mercury: If city council accepts staff recommendations, construction will soon start on two mixed-density subdivisions in the city’s northeast. With more than 700 units, the two lots on either side of Victoria Road North at Woodlawn Road East would include a combination of […]