GO FIGURE!

Dunpar's move to take this to the OMB based on the outrageous claim that the City delayed action on their application, weasel-worded communication from the developer about his intent aside, has resulted in a vital part of the planning process on the revised proposal being deftly sidestepped - the local public component - namely a public meeting, the community having a staff report to consider, access to a detailed site plan and the right to depute at Community Council. After a motion passed at a recent, very well attended meeting, a letter sent by Lakeshore Planning Council to Councillor Grimes and the rest of the Etobicoke-York Community Council requesting that this matter go before them before the OMB hearing took place will see no action other than being tabled. We are told that it is no longer a matter for public and Community Council consideration. All is now in the hands of the Ontario Municipal Board!
Here is a reply to a local resident who wrote about the same matter from Sheila Paxton, Mark Grimes' Executive Assistant ....
Thank you for your comments
Councillor Grimes does not support the current proposal, as he has
indicated in each meeting he has attended on this issue.
The developer withdrew the application for town homes, but then
proposed to amend it to semis. As the footprint for the semis was not
substantially different then the original application for town homes
it was considered an amendment .
In speaking to the City Planning Department I have learned that once
an appeal is launched to the Ontario Municipal Board ,as it has in
this case, the matter is no longer an issue that its heard at Community
Council. The Council is no longer voting on approving or not
approving the plan, as this point is now mute as approval is in the hands of the OMB. Once it become a legal hearing, rather than a local issue Community Council has no authority in the matter.
The issue is no longer whether Council approves the plan or not, but rather whether it wants to fight the appeal.
Planning must prepare its recommendation on whether there is
sufficient grounds to oppose the approval at the OMB hearing, and this
has to be heard by Toronto City Council, who then give direction to
the City Solicitor on whether to fight the appeal or not. You may want to
write a position paper and send it to members of council and or attend
the OMB hearing to depute.
The appeal is scheduled at the OMB at the end of November .