Writing again to ask that council, please, reconsider allowing 18 storey developments in downtown Guelph. The former day care site on Macdonell is zoned for SIX storeys. High rises are the profitable way for developers to build things, but I don’t believe it will profit the health of the downtown or our community.
Again, please look at cities like Montreal — dense, liveable, and great places to live for both rich and poor. I have some friends with little money to live in that city, and their neighbourhoods still offer a great quality of life, partly due to the excellent urban design of many parts of that city. Many redevelopments there and new condos are NOT tall.
I know we need the tax dollars the condo will bring, but developers should NOT get their way on height.
Please city of Guelph, please do not let the developers take over the downtown the way that Mayor Quarrie let them take over the south end: Guelphissauga, no! BS