Attached please find a copy of the summarized results from the GuelphQuest consultation exercise. A more comprehensive status update report on the Local Growth Management Strategy will come forward to the CDES committee in September. GuelphQuest workshop results
Category: Growth
York District study update
Last night (June 18) about 85 Guelph citizens attended the York District Town Hall to hear some early ideas generated on how provincially owned lands in the York District could be developed to become the epicenter of a new cluster of innovative, sustainable businesses and mixed-use development that creates jobs and helps drive the local economy. […]
Council Voting Record April 23, 2007
Moved by Councillor Findlay Seconded by Councillor Salisbury THAT Guelph City Council receives the Community Energy Plan from the CEP Consortium; AND THAT Guelph City Council endorse the Vision, the Goals and the directions provided in the Community Energy Plan as the basis for community energy planning in Guelph;
Council Voting Record March 26, 2007
Moved by Councillor Laidlaw Seconded by Councillor Kovach REPORT THAT the “Procedure for Hiring Directors Who Report Directly to the CAO” be approved as amended with Clause 4 reading as follows: The short-listed candidates will be interviewed by a Search Team consisting of the Mayor, the Chair of the appropriate standing committee, the CAO, and […]
70 Waverley Road Application Feedback
I was disappointed to read about your decision concerning Windsor Park. However, now that the decision has been made, Windsor Park should be the focus for redevelopment. To my mind, the Guelph Country Club has certainly come out ahead. To satisfy my curiosity, do you know if it was the City who initiated the redevelopment […]
College Avenue Extension: Not an option!
It is with deepest concern that we are sending this letter in strong opposition to the possible building of the “College Street Extension”.In this 21st Century saving the environment has wisely become a world focus and keeping any existing conservation areas intact and/or improved upon should be a top priority in this country, in this […]
Tony Leighton writes on the first 6 months of this Council
The following editorial appeared in the May 12th edition of the Guelph Mercury. We appear to have voted in real leaders this time It’s time for some shameless cheerleading. Lots of people think one government is pretty much like any other, and voting doesn’t matter much. Guelph’s new city council has already proven them wrong. […]
Roundabouts on the Hanlon?
The Province of Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is undertaking an environmental assessment (EA) of the Hanlon Expressway. As you may be aware, the Hanlon was originally designed to have overpass exchanges at each intersection. To date only the overpass at Wellington Street is complete. It was built in the late 1990’s at a cost of over 17 […]
70 Waverley Drive Development and Windsor Park
A constituent offers suggestions to enhance the natural features of 70 Waverley drive. I present some suggestions that I hope city staff will consider as site plans are prepared for the new lots at 70 Waverley Drive and the renewing of Windsor Park. As part of the approval given to this project by City Council […]
Proposed Development at 70 Waverley Drive
Re: Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment (ZC0613) and consequent Proposed Development at 70 Waverley Drive The above proposal will soon come before council. It concerns a land swap between the City and the Guelph Country Club. I am writing today to offer the following comments on this proposal.