Whitby Shores Community Forums - Eggert Parkette Update

Continuing on with my updates....here is an update on Eggert Parkette.

Last April I posted:

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According to the April 2006 "The Whitby Perspective", “a new parkette will be constructed on the empty land off of Eggert Court. The "parkette will feature a pathway to connect the Waterfront Trail as well as some seating and landscaping. Construction will begin this fall."

Our Councillor, Liz Roy, just confirmed that plans for the park are still moving forward and we should see development this summer 2007.

Nan Wrote:

Continuing on with my updates....here is an update on Eggert Parkette.

Last April I posted:

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Our Councillor, Liz Roy, just confirmed that plans for the park are still moving forward and we should see development this summer 2007.

Why would it take so long to build a parkette?? This seems odd to me.

Elizabeth Roy Wrote:

The timelines for the Parkette as were dependant of approval within the present budget process which we completed a few weeks ago.

Our next steps are to have a community meeting; just awaiting to hear some dates from the town and then the project will move forward this year.

Thanks for the update. Still a little confused -this is a "parkette" which I assume consists of grass and some benches. Why would this much time and cost be involved to transform this space. Am I missing something as to what this area will be?

Thanks for posting this, Porch Light. I'll post it as an announcement throughout the forum.
Wednesday is soccer night for us, so we can't make it. If anyone does go, please post an update here.
Thanks!
Nancy

Porch Light On Wrote:

Eggert Parkette Workshop
Date: Jun 13th
Tel: 905-430-4300 ext. 2352 Email: samuelsu@whitby.ca

Contact: Uton Samuels
Location: Sports Gardens Cafe, Fireside Lounge, at Iroquois Park Sports Centre

Join us on Wednesday, June 13 at 7:00 pm to review the proposed design and construction schedule of the Parkette that is planned for the west side of Eggert Drive and South of Whitby Shores Greenway.

I wanted to go but couldn't make it. I am willing to bet that benches and grass will make up this parkette! (Sorry for the cynicism)

I think that was the original plan - just a place with grass, benches and some plants to stop and overlook the water. Anything will be better than it being used as a garbage dump when the grasses get so high.

jenadam Wrote:

I wanted to go but couldn't make it. I am willing to bet that benches and grass will make up this parkette! (Sorry for the cynicism)

Any update on this? I see the pathways have been carved out for a few months now but it seems the weeds are growing back due to lack of progress. This is the slowest parkette constuction I have seen.

Elizabeth Roy Wrote:

Good Morning,

This is an update on what is taking place with Eggert Parkette.

Parks and Recs has informed me that the contractor should be on site within the next couple of weeks and completion of the park is up to 2 weeks.

Old Psych Lands Development

This matter is still going through revisions of the site plan and meetings are taking place between Senator Homes and the Planning Staff.

The hopes that the next public consultation will either be December or the New Year. Once this is finalized then the project should move forward rather quickly.

For those residents that are presently experiencing difficulties with the noise; especially on Saturday mornings I have contacted the builder to ask that they have a later start time.

Regards
Elizabeth Roy

Thanks for the update Elizabeth.

The original plan for the parkette was just benches, grass and greenery - it was never supposed to be a park with a playground - just a place to sit and admire the view.

jenadam Wrote:

I wanted to go but couldn't make it. I am willing to bet that benches and grass will make up this parkette! (Sorry for the cynicism)

I agree. My understanding is that the patients cannot leave the hospital grounds without either a pass or an escort. I'm pretty sure they can't just leave for a "cigarette break". If I suspected anyone of being a patient smoking there or if I felt threatened at anytime, I would not hesitate to call the cops. Maybe after a few such incidents the hospital would do something.

maddog barfog Wrote:

It's not the cigarette butts I'm worried about, it's the lax security that seems to happen over at the hospital.  Is it me, or does it appear to be a fairly regular occurance when someone deemed a violent offender just walks off the grounds and goes missing.  Probably more so now with this new "smoking" policy.  I even wonder how many times it's happened where it hasn't been reported.

Being realistic, I suspect some of these violent offenders are smokers too and will end up at this parkette, around our kids.

Not trying to be insensitive to those with mental health problems.  Not all individuals in the hospital are dangerous (I suspect most aren't).  However, does anyone remember this?

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/C...orontoHome

Or how about this guy?  He's a heavy smoker and will likely end up in our parkette ...

http://www.newsdurhamregion.com/news/whi...icle/86558

I'm sure they're not the only dangerous offenders at the WMHC.  We're going to have individuals like this smoking right across the street from some of our homes.  I appreciate they're "not guilty" by reason of insanity (although, I say a more accurate description is "guilty by reason of insanity").  However, that doesn't mean they shouldn't be locked up if they're a danger to society.

I have to ask, who's rights are more important?  Those of the dangerous patients from the hospital OR those of our innocent unsuspecting kids?  The perfect storm is brewing here and I only hope something is done before one of our kids becomes a victim.

Maybe a class action lawsuit against the hospital & the town is in order to force some changes before someone gets hurt?

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