By Pepper Parr
October 20th, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
With Waterdown Road now a nice short drive to Hwy 403 development in the immediate area is beginning to take place.
Getting information on how one particular project is working its way through the system appears to be a problem for at least one Aldershot resident who writes:
It’s an attractive enough building – interesting way they handled vehicles getting to the parking spaces.
“As someone who has been following the 35 Plains Road building proposal closely, and attended the first public meeting, I am now concerned to find that a statutory public meeting is shown on the City of Burlington website for November 8th. https://www.burlington.ca/en/services-for-you/35-Plains-Road.asp
The application is for an eight storey building with 55 residential units and commercial uses on the street level.
Our reader signed up – hasn’t heard a word since – what’s up?
“Part of my reason for contacting you is to see if you received notice of this meeting. I was told that if I signed up to receive information (which I did), I would receive notice of this meeting. There are little over 20 days until this meeting, and yet I have received no formal notice from the city about it. I would have expected at least 30 days notice so that people wanting to attend could plan around it.
An interesting use of the lot.
Good morning city hall – can anyone help this lady?
The project is an interesting one. It appears to be a project being developed by Ruth Victor & Associates. Ms Victor has in the past worked as a planner/consultant for the ADI Development Group when they were telling the public about their plans for what is now known as Station West –
The notice of the November 8 public meeting has just been sent out and should be arriving in your mail boxes shortly. The City is obliged to notify people 14 days in advance of the meeting.
This public meeting is one for which citizens are invited to speak to all Council members about the proposed development. You do not need to pre-register in order to speak.
The application has been filed by Ruth Victor and Associates on behalf of Aldershot Properties Inc., not ADI Developments.
I received the notice yesterday. The City of Burlington website states the following:
Proposed Development
Applicant proposes an Official Plan amendment and rezoning to faciliate the development of an eight storey building with 55 residential units and commercial uses on the street level.
The letter indicates it is 80 residential units. So, is it 55 or 80 or doesn’t it actually matter?
So, is Ruth Victor and Associates representing ADI Developments, again?
Editor’s note: Ruth Victor is listed as the applicant. ADI doesn’t appear anywhere on the notice.
I signed up for notifications from the city planning department and expected that I would receive something. The newsletter does not meet the notification requirements.
On August 11th, I contacted the planner on file for this and received the following response:
“You are on the mailing list. The application is still in review, so no news as of yet. The next stage will be an information report to Council which you will receive notice of and an invitation to come/speak at the committee meeting.”
Yet I have not received any word from her or anyone else at the City of Burlington about this upcoming meeting.
Is the November 8th meeting one where citizens are invited to come and speak? If so, where do we sign up?
How far in advance is the City expected to inform interested parties about a meeting? Do they typically use letter-mail or e-mail?
Councilors Craven’s Ward 1 newsletter has the date and time, it’s been available for a few days.
I also signed up for email notifications of meetings and have received nothing. My company owns 3 commercial condominiums on Cooke Boulevard. It is my understanding that local governments need to publicize meetings with a minimum of 25 days notice.