The advisory committee on the waterfront that you’ve been asking for since last fall has cleared its first hurdle: it received unanimous support at 10:45 pm on Jan. 18. That vote still needs to be ratified at council Feb. 1.
Join us Feb. 1, 6:45, City Hall lobby
Members of Save Our Waterfront will be at council Feb. 1, and we invite you to join us in the City Hall lobby at 6:45 before proceeding up to chambers at 7 pm. We thank all of you who attended the January meeting, and regret the vote came so late in the evening that many of you couldn’t stay to see it.
Your victory
The establishment of the advisory committee is your victory – though others will take credit for it. Without you calling and emailing your councillors and mayor to ask for community input on a better vision for the entire waterfront, we wouldn’t have gotten this far.
Waterfront not saved yet
Though the advisory committee is a significant step forward, the waterfront has not been saved. The Old Lakeshore Road area remains at risk of highrise development because of changes this council made in 2007 to increase the allowed height of buildings.
