It is interesting to note that during the Special afternoon meeting, two developers based in Vancouver are hoping to get Council to agree to move forward with commercial development, ahead of any residential development in the Jericho Sub-Neighbourhood area. Council had voted under Mayor Kurt Alberts to protect 200th Street as a major transit corridor. If commercial development is allowed to take over 200th Street, you can kiss good transit goodbye. Of course this wouldn't impact these developers, as their offices are in Vancouver where transit dollars and transit options are very plentiful. You can also see in the public engagement that some residents in the area fail to understand the value of density development and land use linked to transportation options. Do they like gridlock? When will we learn?
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Special Township Council Meeting - 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Minutes of Special ToL Council Meeting - July 6, 2009
Regular Township Council Meeting - 7:00pm - 11:00pm
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I was very disappointed to hear one component of the Mayor's Report at Council this week.
It was inappropriate for Mayor Green to undermine another mayor (name withheld) by stating, on television, that the other mayor did not understand or appreciate the importance of ground-water preservation. Mayor Green's off-handed comment that "(the other mayor) probably can not even spell 'Aquifer'" was unnecessary & in poor taste.
Remember:
"Make your words short & sweet. For you never know which ones you'll eat"
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