Is the city going to see shovels in the ground at the entrance to Spencer Smith Park?

By Pepper Parr

January 19^th, 2022

BURLINGTON, ON

Ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns has a couple of very contentious developments in her ward.

After a minor tussle over which agenda would prevail ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns decided she would hold her ward meeting (virtually) despite the fact that the Mayor was holding another Telephone Town hall at the same time.

The Mayor did promise to ensure that in future she would make herself aware of what other members of Council have planned before scheduling her events.

Kearns has made a practice of holding meetings with people in her ward during the pandemic.  She moved to a dual format that had some people taking part on-line while others took part in person.

Will this development see shovels in the ground before the end of the year?

This evening’s event gives the Councillor an opportunity to update people on just what was decided about the development application made by Vrancorp owner Darko Vraich to demolish the Waterfront Hotel and replace it with a two tower structure that will consist of a 35 storey building and a 30 storey tower, both atop a five level podium.

At a Tuesday afternoon Council meeting the public learned that the city has decided the development application is complete and will proceed to process the application.

There is a lot of explaining to be done on the full story behind this development; Kearns will have an opportunity to do just that this evening.