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
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