there had been many consultations in the first phase about where it would go and it wasn't an issue in the first phases of planning or at a number of the consultations... if there were issues it was fairly minor grumbling and talks about parking issues, worries the playground would be removed and not replaced...the NPNA made a say but it was generally taken as minimal by the city.. up until the election... i remember helps using it as an election issue and made a turn about on the pool placement and now it's a pool without a home (and without funding)
and it is frustrating when there was a very viable option.. and it was taken off the table due to temporary loss of green space and losing a few trees...
it feels like every bit of this has been bungled.. from the planning to the parking, to the land, will it or wont it have low income housing, loss or playground which would get put back(but they didn't tell people that till there was a big outcry).. i don't see this pool being built any time soon it might just be easier to fix up and give a big upgrade the current pool (though that would mean it would be closed for 1-2yrs)