I am writing in response to your request for comment on the proposed rezoning of the lands fronting on Waverly Drive and bordered by the Guelph County Club Golf course, in your letter dated Nov 29th, 2006, titled; An application for zoning bylaw amendment.
Category: Public Input
Museum on the O/R Lands
A constituent writes about: The Issue of the Guelph Correctional Centre and Wellington Detention Centre Lands The process is well underway, and the various interested parties are lined up vying for the acreage. The Province and the City have been working away to achieve their objectives, and satisfy as many as they can.
Comment on the Wal-Mart Application
I am writing with a request that before this proposed zoning amendment is granted the City of Guelph develop a plan, in concert with the Cemetery Board, for mitigation of noise and visual concerns for the Woodlawn Cemetery along Woodlawn Road from the intersection with Woolwich St. to past the railway tracks, thus to include […]
City of Guelph Community Energy Plan Final Report
For over two centuries, the ready availability of low cost energy has allowed the world’s industrialized countries to achieve unprecedented levels of well being and prosperity. Recent dramatic increases in costs and price volatility are putting the spotlight globally on how effectively we use energy. The rapid growth of China and India is putting further […]
Wellington Water Watchers vs. Nestle: Round 1
The Wellington Water Watchers needs your help to “Keep our Water in the Watershed”. Nestle has just posted a renewal application for a water taking permit at their Aberfoyle plant. Unlike many of the other sources that draw on the groundwater locally, Nestle bottles up Guelph water and ships the bulk of it outside of the watershed. Guelph […]
“Tyrannical” Pesticide By-law
I am outraged at the direction the city council is taking on the pesticide bylaw. The proposed bylaw is tyrannical and capricious, and I’m sick of the approach. The process being used is far worse than the bylaw. We had a huge public debate on this last time, and this time it is just being […]
Leash free fenced-in park in Guelph?
A constituent has recently written in requesting that a dedicated leash free fenced-in dog park be established in the City of Guelph. What do you think? Is there a need in Guelph for such an area? Where would it be located? Do the existing leash free areas suit the needs of dog owners? Are there […]
Westminister Market Site Plan feedback
If you haven’t heard of it before, you will hear a lot about it in the future. It’s called the Commercial Policy Review (CPR) and it was approved by Guelph City Council in 2005. It is a blue print for four massive retail power centres (big box clusters) in the four corners of the City […]
Idling By-law
Councillors have received a number of requests to revisit the idling by-law in Guelph. One of the obstacles to this is the City operated buses idling in the downtown. There have been some complications to this as the buses need to run in order to operate doors and ventilation. Staff is working on this problem and a more […]
Ingram Park on Simmons Drive
Guelph City Councillors receive a number of letters, phone calls and emails each day asking a variety of questions. Many of these inquiries may be of interest to other residents of Ward 2 and our city. I was wondering what was going to happen with the park on Simmons Drive in the North end of Guelph? As […]