04-21-2008, 04:54 PM
Due respect...anyone that is interested in this issue should take the time to read the original Master Plan for the area (Schedule G)...the north side of Victoria St was designated to be a Prestige Business Park with research, IT, corporate offices, training facilities, and high tech production.
I am not opposed to that original designation...it will bring more tax money and greater opportunities for Whitby residents to work closer to home.
What I am opposed to is changing the original Master Paln to include a residential component that will see the construction of 30+ monolithic condos of 20 stories each!
In the original plan, the residential increase in THE ENTIRE AREA was only 6,700...the developer is taking about 15,000-20,000 on top of that cap. That is a lot of people in a small area (bordered by a highway, rec centre, lake and conservation area).
Keep the original plan...don't let a developer made our decisions for us because we are dazzled by dollar signs.
I am not opposed to that original designation...it will bring more tax money and greater opportunities for Whitby residents to work closer to home.
What I am opposed to is changing the original Master Paln to include a residential component that will see the construction of 30+ monolithic condos of 20 stories each!
In the original plan, the residential increase in THE ENTIRE AREA was only 6,700...the developer is taking about 15,000-20,000 on top of that cap. That is a lot of people in a small area (bordered by a highway, rec centre, lake and conservation area).
Keep the original plan...don't let a developer made our decisions for us because we are dazzled by dollar signs.