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...
“Based on the analysis contained in the report prepared by Meridian, Town Staff are satisfied that the proposed amendments represent good planning, are consistent with Provincial and County policy direction, and appropriately support the planned function of the Main Central Area as a focus for intensification.” These words contained in the Staff report examining the...
And what do we have? Almost the same number of people on the lists as last month! It appears that the Cobourg Municipal Election is a non-issue in most people’s minds as we progress into the first weeks of Summer. As to the candidates there really are only two new ones, the others have appeared on...
Yesterday I had to drive to Ottawa in a truck without a functioning radio so I did what I sometimes do open up my podcasts and listen to observers that I like to listen to. One of my favourites is Robert Washburn, a person who I am proud to call a friend. A consummate professional...