Guelph Urban Forest Friends (GUFF) respectfully submits the following comments with respect to development of the Lafarge property by Silvercreek Guelph Developments Limited. GUFF has the following concerns: 1. Tree protection zones should encompass an area three times the spread of the canopy. The EIS proposes that the large bur oak be protected 2 m […]
Category: Growth
Silvercreek Development Ltd. proposal
We have been residents of the Howitt Park area for over twenty years and have come to love our neighbourhood, park and the former Lafarge property. It is with grave concern that we write you now of the proposed development put forth by Silvercreek Development Ltd.
Lafarge site development
I am writing to you because I am deeply concerned about the upcoming development of the Lafarge property. This site has many aspects which make it a prime candidate for development, however this development must take place responsibly and in a manner that will benefit the City of Guelph, and not just the corporations involved […]
Lafarge rezoning missive
Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed rezoning of the Lafarge lands from industrial to commercial zoning requested by Rosewater Management Group. I would like to address a number of issues in this submission. a) Provincial Policy Statement and Places to Grow requirements regarding the conversion of employment lands. b) Tax […]
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Silvercreek Guelph Developments Ltd. Submission (Lafarge)
I am a member of the Howitt Park Neighbourhood Residents’ Association and a resident of Hearn Avenue. I am submitting the following for consideration by Council. I will be unable to attend the March 3rd Public Meeting of Council regarding development at the former Lafarge site.
Gordon Street- application for zone change
I would like to thank you for allowing me to speak as a delegate at the public meeting on Monday February 4,2008 regarding the application for zone change on Gordon Street. I have been a delegate several times in the past on issues regarding this same property and the possible adverse affects upon it by […]
Guelph City Budget
Dear sir; Until such a time as the City’s aging infrastructure is properly addressed,and the City is in a better financial position, capital expenditures such as a new library and a new museum should be take right off the table and placed on the back burner. This is something tax payers can’t afford and really […]
Infrastructure shortfall needs $25M injection
The following article appeared in the January 31 edition of the Guelph Mercury: The city would have to raise taxes by about 18 per cent to pay off its infrastructure gap in a single year. Of course, that would never happen. But it goes a long way toward illustrating just how big the problem is. […]
The York District Jail Lands: Naming of Streets
I have found that a museum is not going to happen out there, and the idea of a Memorial Park may or may not be a future possibility. Naming streets within the block of land will be part of the future redevelopment, and there is currently only Dunlop Drive named out there now, and there […]