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St. John's City Council Votes Down Motion to Review City Plan |
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:27 |
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This just in, via Trust director Dave Lane: Hi everybody,
Council voted down a motion on Monday to end a 2-year delay on reviewing our city plan. This is a problem because the plan is several years old, and is apparently not strong enough to prevent huge controversies like the one we currently have over the Fortis proposal.
However, there is movement at City Hall to set priorities for the next five years in an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP). This plan will be appended to the City Plan and will affect how the City allocates money and people.
The ISCP is defined as "a long-term plan, developed in consultation with community members that provides direction for the cities, towns and regions to realize sustainability objectives it has for the environmental, cultural, social and economic dimensions of its identity."
Read more at the following link, and email your thoughts and suggestions by March 5th to
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http://www.stjohns.ca/csj/NewsDetails?id=292
And if you're confused about this, you're not not alone! So pop over to our facebook group to join the discussion.
Thanks for your time,
Dave
p.s. If you're concerned about the Fortis development and the future of our Downtown and city in general, send City Council a quick email voicing your concerns. They do read them, and it gives weight to the issue so they take it more seriously!
Council's contact info can be found here: http://bit.ly/awLHvh
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Short Article About Fortis Proposal in Today's Halifax Chronicle-Herald |
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Monday, 25 January 2010 14:53 |
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This morning's Halifax Chronicle-Herald has a short but concise summary of the proposed Fortis development and the history of development struggles in downtown St. John's. Read it here.
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Public Meeting and Happy City Website |
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Monday, 01 February 2010 15:47 |
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There will be a public meeting at City Hall (Foran Room, Fourth Floor) on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 7:00pm. This forum, entitled "Smart Growth in Downtown St. John's: A Public Discussion About Planning and Development," will feature moderator Keith Storey and panelists Elena Patarini, Strat Canning, Bill Mahoney, and Dave Hopley. More details can be found at www.happycity.ca Not able to make the meeting? Check out the Happy City online forum and have your say.
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Council Undecided on Fortis Proposal |
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 15:43 |
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According to CBC, "Several St. John's city councillors said Wednesday they want to learn more about a proposed 15-storey building complex on the city's waterfront before making a decision about it." Meanwhile, we just received this comment from Councillor Sheilagh O'Leary regarding not only the proposal, but the need for a review of the City's municipal plan: As councillor for the city of St. John's, I feel it is imperative that we reject the Fortis proposal as it is completely inappropriate for the downtown. It would degrade our status as a cultural heritage community, and would open the floodgates to developers to lift the present height restriction in the downtown core. The Downtown as we know it will be gone and we will never get it back. We are the oldest city in North America and entertaining this concept would be the nail in the coffin of our unique downtown. The bottom line is it is outside our city regulations. In order to even entertain a development concept like this, the city would have to do a review of our municipal plan which is long overdue. I will vote no if it comes to a decision at council. Please write your mayor and all councillors to voice your concerns.
Thank you.
Sheilagh
Councillor O'Leary
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Fortis Proposes Fifteen-Storey Development in Downtown St. John's |
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010 15:10 |
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It's official - Fortis has submitted a development proposal to the City of St. John's to build a fifteen-storey building at the corner of Water and Prescott Streets. To read the CBC article and see an artist's rendering, click here.
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