LAKESHORE PLANNING COUNCIL LETTER TO COUNCILLOR GRIMES

LAKESHORE PLANNING COUNCIL

185 FIFTH STREET, TORONTO ON M8V 2Z5

February 26, 2010

Councillor Grimes

Toronto City Hall

100 Queen Street West,

Suite C48 Toronto, ON

 

Dear Councillor Grimes,

Re:  51 Lake Shore Drive & Potential Waterfront Park

At a meeting held on February 11, 2010, the Lakeshore Planning Council (LPC) members discussed the 51 Lake Shore Drive redevelopment proposal and its most recent developments.  Two conflicting surveys of the same property, entered as evidence at a recent hearing of the Ontario Municipal Board, necessitated clarification as to ownership.

The LPC members have always supported access to the water’s edge through connection of publicly accessible open spaces and the expansion of the waterfront trail.  In the event that the water’s edge at 51 Lake Shore Drive is owned by the Crown or a public agency, we would ask that these properties be retained for public open space uses.

We would welcome an opportunity to transform the water’s edge at 51, 41 and 33 Lake Shore Drive into a waterfront-type promenade if future research reveals that the water’s edge at these locations is in fact owned by a public agency.  We ask that the City take action to secure these lands for future public uses. 

                                                                                                                                     ...                  Thanking you in advance for your attention to this very important endeavour.

Sincerely,

Richard Ciupa, Acting Chairperson

Lakeshore Planning Council

cc: Honourable Laurel Broten, MPP Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Honourable Linda Jeffrey, Minister of Natural Resources

Mayor David Miller, City of Toronto

Michael Ignatieff, MP Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Mark Rapus, Senior Planner TRCA

Brian Haley, City of Toronto Counsel

Chris Hislop, Aggregate Inspector Ministry of Natural Resources