For about two weeks now debate has raged on social media and Cobourg News about Mayoral Candidate Nicole Beatty deleting some posts in those places. Nicole has issued a statement as to why some of those posts have been deleted, and she makes a point – lie about the content and make comments about her...
A recent email obtained by the BurdReport from one of Cobourg’s candidates for Mayor – Max LaMarchant lays out a compelling case for the sudden rush of Zoning Bylaw Amendments by developers working in Cobourg. Three development applications in three months with a multitude of high-rise buildings that if ever built will change the character...
Just received this email from Mr Cleveland: On 8/10/26 3:17 p.m., Lucas Cleveland wrote: Dear Ben I know you were very interested in this so I wanted to make sure you were the first one to know that I put my paperwork in to be Mayor of Cobourg just today. I went up 3 minutes...
16 days to register and we have two more Candidates added to the list and one potential Candidate sitting on the fence electioneering from the Mayor’s office – official letterhead n’all. First the latest Candidate for Mayor – Max LaMarchant, local businessman and longtime property developer, he has since sold that side of the business...
This is the concept plan for the “Brookside” property. The Proposed Development consists of the elements: • Creek Corridor: 2.71 hectares • Development Area: 9.54 hectares • Public Parkland: 0.26 hectares • Private Roads: 1.29 hectares • Total Area: 12.25 hectares Within the development area the Proposed Development accommodates the following conceptual mix of uses...
The public comments at the recent Council Meeting about the rezoning application for 202 Second St. brought forth a couple of people saying the same thing. But the most passionate and cogent comment came from former Mayor John Henderson. In his estimation, using his vast local knowledge of the Town, he told the Council that...
And I am convinced the fix is in! The Planning consultant for the Town is all for it, The Development Division is all for it and the Mayor wants to kill the proposal right now – knowing that would be a fast-track to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), where developers win 90% of the time....
Thank you all for attending such a marathon meeting only to see the issue punted to next year. This motion was made at the request of the Developer and will remain a hot topic for all of the next election period. The BR will have a full analysis on Saturday, as I have to work...
A busy weekend playing with posts and AI, the BR did not do these but talented people in the Community have sent this stuff along. The first addition to the earlier post was a collection of three AI images depicting the proposed height of the building at 202 Second St. juxtaposed against images of Vic...
Disclaimer: most of this post has been generated by AI – wonderful stuff! For the past few days the BR has wondered how to approach the problem of the planning obscenity at 202 Second St. Many posters on Facebook have suggested letters to Council and approaching Council personally but few have made concrete proposals as...