"Councillor Butler
Re: Request to Table Report No. CDS-09-2015 (Options
for Addressing Requests for Relief from Requirement
for 30 Meter Setback from 1-in-100 Year Floodline of
Lake Erie as Determined by the NPCA)
That: Council reconsider Recommendation No. 11
passed January 12, 2015 to table Report CDS-09-2015
until it is determined whether a waterfront strategy will
be part of Council’s strategic plan."
So, one of our Chamber Maids, Marina Butler, wants to throw out the 30 Meter Setback requirement even before the so-called "waterfront strategy" is part of the town's plan. It was tabled last month by council. Her call for reconsideration of the tabling of the recommendation:
That: Council authorize the initiation of a housekeeping
amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 129-90 to
delete Section 6.47.
Recommendation No. 11
Moved by: Councillor Lubberts
That: Council table Report CDS-09-2015 until it is determined
whether a waterfront strategy will be part of Council’s strategic
plan.
Comprehensive Zoning By-law 129-90:
6.47 YARD SETBACKS FOR LOTS ABUTTING LAKE ERIE (By-law 100-05)
Notwithstanding any other yard requirements of this by-law, any building or
any addition thereto in the vicinity of Lake Erie shall be set back a minimum of
30m from the 1-in-100 year flood elevation as determined by the Niagara
Peninsula Conservation Authority.
Little Miss Housekeeper wants to eliminate this section of the Comprehensive By-law. There is a very important reason that this is in the by-law. It is to prevent any construction within the flood line. Some of us remember the original plan of the Molinaros for Bay Beach. The "washrooms" were planned to be located in the flood zone area. The town would have then been responsible for any damage to the washroom structure once it was built. A couple of years ago, I published pictures of six foot piles of shove ice that, had the washrooms been built on the proposed site, would have been damaged by the ice.
(If there was any doubt that our Chamber Maid panders to developers, that has been put to rest with her effort to change the by-law.)
On to another campaign promise going down the chute: It appears that the majority on council is in favour of the town kicking in $3.5 million to the new high school build for a theater and library. Tonight at council, the people will have a chance to say their piece. Like the many who spoke out against the Bay Beach Project and were ignored, council will no doubt approve the expenditure from the taxpayers. (Only Don Lubberts has indicated he will vote against the library expenditure; the others are all for the full $3.5 million.)
Pay attention. You will soon see more parts of the newbies' agenda. I must say that I thought Marina was smarter than she is. She Seldom asks questions about what the council is discussing and she has little understanding of parliamentary procedure. (I had to laugh out load when I heard her try to limit Don Lubberts to five minutes when he was asking questions of the town planner. Even Wayne Redekop had to call her out on that one. She must have been given that tip from Dougie or Jimmy.)
Moved from another thread:
ReplyDeleteTonite council votes on the 3.5 MILLION $$ gift to the DSBN for the Library and Theater portions of the new High School.
Personally I think the whole thing needs a re-think like for starters the property already purchased is too dam close to No.3 highway but who cares as it is only our tax dollars and the right people are already benefiting.
I think AMN was right on the money with her letter to the Times about funding etc but if passed tonite and I am certain it will be, at least we will have something to see(no matter how ill thought out) for the big tax increase coming as opposed to the toilet bowl of the EDTC which has flushed at least twice this very large amount and all we have to show for it is a large over paid blow hard at a tiki bar.
Fort Stupid, THEIR self centred FOCUS, OUR wasted FUTURE.
Things back to the old norm eh Ol Boys.
Marina would NOT be bringing this back to council unless she had the support in advance. So I guess she can count on George & Knutt to support this stupid change,.
ReplyDeleteRegarding pack ice encroaching and damaging homes, this really happened in the late 1970s the ice did terrible damage to property that was close to the beach, some of the Crystal Beach folks were scratching their heads as to why the Town Council of the day paid out compensation to those home owners, So this new council want's to undo the lessons that we learned the hard way in the past. some people just never learn.
ReplyDeleteI doubt that Marina Butler even knows what our waterfront properties look like,
ReplyDeleteand neither does Zanko. So if you are not aware of the perils on waterfront properties then you do not fully understand the reasons for rules regarding building within a 100 year flood level. Municipalities are to have good planning practices to ensure that areas are developed responsibly. To permit any building on lands that are already identified as danger zones ie within the 100 yr flood level, sensitive wetlands, unstable banks, subject to conservation restrictions due to flooding & the list goes on. Why would any sane councillor try to pretend these are issues that the Town doesn't need to be concerned about, too scary especially for some unsuspecting home owner who buys a property in one of these caution areas but thinks all is fine because the Town surely would not have permitted the building
in this area. Ignorance of some councils causes unneeded harm both Financially & mentally to the taxpayer who thinks their Town Staff & Council make wise decisions only to find out stupid decisions were based on the demands of developers.