Beachway homeowners win a cliff hanger; staff recommendation to acquire all the homes loses.

By Pepper Parr

BURLINGTON, ON.  June 26, 2013.  Conservation Halton votes against a Staff Recommendation to implement a program to purchase the homes in the Beachway Park over a period of time.  On a recorded vote a specific section of the recommendation was a 6-6 tie which meant the vote was lost.

The recommendation read: That Conservation Halton Board OF Directors recommend that the current strategy of the Burlington Beach Regional Waterfront Park land base being entirely in public ownership continue to be pursued, to ensure the protection of life and property from natural hazards, and to complete the land base of the park.

The vote on the recommendation was tied and it is therefore seen as lost – so the Conservation Authority is now on record as not being for the acquisition of the 30 homes left in the Beachway Park.  It was a significant win for the homeowners.

A much more detailed report will follow.

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2 comments to Beachway homeowners win a cliff hanger; staff recommendation to acquire all the homes loses.

  • James Smith

    Interesting development, especially in light of what’s gone on by the banks of the Bow & Elbow rivers.

    If I have this correct, had staff recommended to CHANGE the existing policy, the policy of acquiring properties on the beach strip might have remained.

    I guess staff may be kicking themselves that they are not as fiendishly clever as many had thought.

  • stephanie cooper-smyth

    Fantastic news!