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[Nparker]

It strikes me that it is time to turf most of them this fall.

From your lips to the voters' ears!

[jklymak]

^ Sounds great. Except, who would you vote for instead? I'm considering spoiling my ballot at this stage.

[Nparker]

^ Sounds great. Except, who would you vote for instead?

Anyone who isn't an incumbant.

[Holden West]

^You think Ben Isitt would save this project? Dream on.

[martini]

I just stumbled upon this today. I'm utterly dismayed and confused.

Let me get this straight...we have a very acceptable project and it gets squashed?

Not snuffed directly by city council, but the land use planning committee?

If that is correct...who is on the committee?


Sharpening my voting pencil

[Mike K.]

I'm not sure who was present when the vote was made but the full committee was not present to make the vote.

Ironically after this project is killed Mayor Fortin, on the eve of the election, announces a bold plan to support rental development in the city. However, the developer of Cosmo says that with the plan in place this project could be revived.

[martini]

I'm not sure who was present when the vote was made but the full committee was not present to make the vote.

Ironically after this project is killed Mayor Fortin, on the eve of the election, announces a bold plan to support rental development in the city. However, the developer of Cosmo says that with the plan in place this project could be revived.

Wow
So it seems Pam Madoff was at the helm of crushing this.

Tell me then how the Sovereign passed?

[jonny]

Tell me then how the Sovereign passed?

If I recall correctly, the Sovereign lot was re-zoned eons ago so the current council had no ability to stop that project.

It is absolutely ridiculous that the land use committee...the size and scale of this project, not to mention the fact that it was to be market rental, is completely appropriate for this area.

[Mike K.]

Councillor Madoff was quite upset and managed to do away with the one unique element of The Sovereign (curved upper floors) and decreased the height by one floor.

The anti-development crusade loves making arbitrary changes to satisfy their desire to hear their own voices and put their foot forward at any opportunity. 12 floors, hey? MAKE IT 11! Curvature in design, hey? MAKE IT STRAIGHT! Modern architecture, hey? MAKE IT BLAND! Rental housing, hey? WE DON'T NEED IT! Market condos, hey? WHY AREN'T THEY RENTALS? ...and so on.

[jonny]

lol Mike, that is too true.

At one point Madoff called the Sovereign a tragedy in terms of how it will impact the old town, or something to that effect. Get over yourself, lady!

[martini]

lol Mike, that is too true.

At one point Madoff called the Sovereign a tragedy in terms of how it will impact the old town, or something to that effect. Get over yourself, lady!

How and why does she get re-elected?

[sebberry]

How and why does she get re-elected?

Because there aren't enough Victorians on VV to learn about this stuff

[Mike K.]

Lest we forget, Madoff's partner was the architect who signed off on this beauty:


http://www.tlhousing...ns.ca/the-wing/

It's short, it's ugly, it's a go!

[martini]

^

[VicHockeyFan]

How and why does she get re-elected?

I like Pam Madoff. I don't agree with most of her views, but I think she cares, and she has people behind her views in every corner of the city.

Let's be a little careful about attacks here, some seem very nasty. You would not want to read some of these comments about yourself.

[martini]

I like Pam Madoff. I don't agree with most of her views, but I think she cares, and she has people behind her views in every corner of the city.

Let's be a little careful about attacks here, some seem very nasty. You would not want to read some of these comments about yourself.

Hey I don't dislike her as a person for one minute.
This was not a personal attack. My question was based on the position of council.
I could ask the same question about some others on council as well! That's my opinion as a voter.

I was simply asking a question based on decisions made that directly affect the city and developers.
Decisions that IMO are not logical or progressive.

Something is very wrong here the way this project was handled.

[jonny]

I agree Martini. I don't think anybody has said anything that would constitute an "attack". Madoff, along with the rest of council, says and does some very questionable things when it comes to development in this city.

Public officials in every corner of this country are criticized, and rightly so because criticism is a good thing. It means people are engaged, paying attention and questiong the authority of our leaders.

[Nparker]

...Council is the guardian of our community, and if the candidates/councillors are serious about keeping housing affordable, they had better start dealing with the issue of loss of rental stock.

You mean the way they did by turning down the Cosmopolitan proposal?

[jonny]

It didn't fit with the neighborhood ok NP!



Stupid council

[Coreyburger]

You mean the way they did by turning down the Cosmopolitan proposal?

Don't know the proposal or the neighbourhood, so I can't really comment intelligently.