Staff held a neighborhood meeting regarding two proposed high-rise condominium apartment buildings on a portion of the existing northeast parking lot of Appleby Mall along Pinedale Avenue. While the units on the first floor in both buildings have been identified as Commercial use, the upper units would be sold as condominiums. The 12-storey building would have 132 units, while the … Read More
Current Environmental Status
Current Environmental Status As a member of Burlington City Council over the past 3+ years, I have had an opportunity to take part in many decisions that will have a positive impact on the environment in the City of Burlington. Council’s Strategic Plan contains the following action list with respect to the environment. Under Strategic Direction #1 – Vibrant Neighbourhoods, actions … Read More
Site Alteration Bylaw
Site Alteration Bylaw Many of you will have read the stories in the news regarding the Airpark and the dumping of fill. I encourage you to read my white paper on this story. In my opinion had we had a site alteration bylaw in place at the time, the bylaw would have allowed us to better manage this issue more … Read More
The Burlington Airpark – Fill
Burlington Airpark Vs The City of Burlington, Federal Jurisdiction, Fill Operations and Soil Contamination and airpark Stop Work Order Location: The Burlington airpark is located in the City’s Rural area along 5351 Appleby Line and 5260 and 5342 Bell School Line. The airpark was founded in 1962 and has a longstanding presence in the City’s rural area. The airpark also houses a flight … Read More
Cultural Action Plan
Cultural Action Plan I support the idea that Arts and Culture makes a community more vibrant. This is evident when you visit Cities like Vancouver, Saskatoon and Ottawa that seem to have a work of Art on every corner. This is why I supported the Cultural Action Plan that was approved last year. I would like to see Burlington … Read More
Provincial Courthouse in Alton
Burlington Provincial Court House Update Halton Court Services provides court administration and prosecution services in Halton for offences under the Provincial Offences Act (POA) and federal Contraventions Act. These offences are predominantly charges under the Highway Traffic Act, but also include municipal bylaw offences and other offences under provincial and federal statutes. The CAOs from the local municipalities and the … Read More
Winter Control Improvements in Ward 6
Winter Control Improvements in Ward 6 – Alton, Millcroft and Headon Forest This message is provided as an update regarding winter control improvements for Alton and Millcroft and Headon Forest. I brought this issue forward as a result of resident’s concerns regarding snow removal on roads and sidewalks and the safety of students at drop off and pick up times … Read More
Stop the Escarpment Highway
Stop the Highway! Niagara GTA – January 10, 2011 During my first week in office, in December, 2010, Councillors, MPP’s and Regional and City staff held a public open house regarding the Provincial proposal to add a highway through the Niagara Escarpment, stop the highway! This meeting was attended by over 500 residents, the majority opposed to destroying our beautiful … Read More