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EXCLUSIVE: Etobicoke residents say neighbourhood lost out on $100K innegotiations with condo deelo!er

By John Lancaster, Sarah Bridge, CBC NewsPosted: Jan 15, 2015 5:00 AM E

he 11!storey condo de"e#o$%ent at La&eshore Bo'#e"ard and S'$erior A"en'e is ta&ing sha$e, #oo%ing %'ch higher than the %any ho%es and

sho$s near(y) B't the %oney intended to #essen its i%$act on the co%%'nity has (een great#y red'ced) *CBC+

A Mi%ico residents gro'$ sti## wants to &now how their neigh(o'rhood #ost o't on -100,000 in

$ro$osed %oney .or #oca# a%enities)

he cash was $art o. an arrange%ent with a condo%ini'% de"e#o$er, which wo'#d ha"e$ro"ided -250,000 .or #oca# $ar&s i%$ro"e%ents in e/change .or increasing the sie o. a condo

$roect at La&eshore Bo'#e"ard and S'$erior A"en'e)

he ('i#ding is now ta&ing sha$e, #oo%ing 11 storeys, %'ch higher than the %any two!storey

ho%es and sho$s near(y) And the %oney intended to #essen the ('i#dings i%$act on the

co%%'nity has (een great#y red'ced)

According to a City o. orontosta"" re!ort, a"ies S%ith e"e#o$%ents had agreed to the

origina# a%o'nt in J'ne 2011, a.ter disc'ssions with $#anning sta.. and the #oca# co'nci##or) he

re$ort was ado$ted (y co%%'nity co'nci#, and a .ew wee&s #ater, it headed to city co'nci# .or

.ina# a$$ro"a#)

his ti%e, when the %atter was (ro'ght '$, area co'nci##or Mar& 3ri%es stood and told "ellow

councillorshe had a 4technica# a%end%ent to the dea#) 6e reco%%ended that co'nci# re7'ire

the de"e#o$er to $ro"ide 4-150,000 .or #oca# $ar&s and i%$ro"e%ents)8 6e %ade no %ention o.

the .act that the de"e#o$er had a#ready agreed to $ay -100,000 %ore) 3ri%es $ro"ided no

e/$#anation .or the red'ction)

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he change ca'ght #oca# residents (y s'r$rise)

4he co%%'nity didnt &now, said Peggy Mo'#der, a %e%(er o. theLa&eshore P#anning

Co'nci# Cor$oration *LPCC+, a residents gro'$ that %onitors 'r(an $#anning in

so'th Eto(ico&e) 4And it wasnt e"en c#ear 9when 3ri%es $resented the %otion that this was an

act'a# red'ction .ro% what was a$$ro"ed at co%%'nity co'nci#)

#o agreeent on $%&0K' (ries says

Co'n) 3ri%es dec#ined an on!ca%era inter"iew, ('t in an e%ai# res$onse to CBC News wrote,

4there was ne"er an agree%ent reached with the a$$#icant .or -250,000 in Section ;< cash

contri('tion) =nstead, he said, 4= reco%%ended the -250,000 to try and negotiate the %a/i%'%

(ene.it .or the co%%'nity)

>=ts not an entit#e%ent to ('i#d? its a $ri"i#ege to ('i#d)>! i%othy o(son, LPCC $resident and

chair

6e then indicated that 4Section ;< contri('tions are "o#'ntary $ay%ents, negotiated with the

a$$#icant, the #oca# co'nci##or and $#anning sta.. and said that the %otion he %o"ed at city ha##

in J'#y 2011, was a 4%inor technica# a%end%ent a$$ro"ed o$en#y and trans$arent#y (y City

Co'nci# re.#ecting the act'a# agree%ent reached thro'gh negotiation)

Section ;< o. the P#anning Act in @ntario a##ows de"e#o$ers to $ay cash to %'nici$a#ities or

$ro"ide co%%'nity .aci#ities in e/change .or increasing the height or density o. a new ('i#ding)

he idea is that the %oney wi## he#$ %itigate the increased tra..ic and strain on a%enities the

de"e#o$%ent co'#d (ring to an e/isting neigh(o'rhood) he agree%ents arent %andatory, and

the transactions are ca#c'#ated on a case!(y!case (asis) B't this $artic'#ar transaction raisedeye(rows in the ward)

$%&0K not enough)

=n Se$te%(er 2011, i%othy o(son, $resident and chair o. LPCC, wrote a #etter to Mayor o(

ord and %e%(ers o. co'nci# o't#ining the gro'$s concern that 4co'nci# %e%(ers were not

$ro$er#y in.or%ed o. the s'(stantia# change 9in the Section ;< contri('tion $rior to their "ote on

the a%end%ent) he #etter as&ed co'nci# to reo$en the ite% and ho#d a new "ote) he gro'$

says it has ne"er gotten a res$onse)

As .or the origina# -250,000 a%o'nt, o(son isnt e"en s're that was eno'gh) he condo('i#ding, which is c'rrent#y 'nder constr'ction, sits on a site the city sta.. re$ort ca##ed a

4$arand $riority area, 'st ste$s .ro% the water.ront)

4heres the who#e 7'estion o. whether 9the higher a%o'nt o. -250,000 is e"en a good "a#'e,

said o(son) 4=ts not an entit#e%ent to ('i#d? its a $ri"i#ege to ('i#d, so in e/change .or that

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