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Home's demolition part of intensification plan to Town meeting notes, none expressed Continued from pg. 3 "I'm sad about it (over the loss of the concern over the future plans. According to the minutes of the Herihome and trees). Our family enjoyed the home and property for many years, but it's tage committee meeting, Joseph Barber just not place for our family at this time," (not one of the Town's famed Barber brothsaid Lawlor, who said she is unaware of the ers) built the home, and left it to his wife. Their daughter lived there until the 1940s. specific plans for the property. "I believe in the main, intensification is a It was a boarding house when the Lawlors good thing; urban sprawl is not sustainable. purchased it in 1987. Chair of Heritage Halton Hills CounIt's right for this particular property, which cillor Moya Johnson, said, "every heritage is surrounded by townhouses, is near the building is a loss. It would be great to save GO station and is on a major road. " Lawlor said as she no longer has any- every one in a perfect world, but it's not a perfect world." thing to do with the propJohnson said comerty, she is able as a counmittee members had discillor to vote on future cussed whether the home planning decisions on the could incorporated into property. the new development A longtime resident, (it could not), whether who lives in the Stewart it could be moved off McLaren townhomes next site (too fragile, logistidoor, questioned why there were no signs in- This is what remained of the prop- cally challenging and forming local residents of erty at 127 Mountainview Rd. N. cost prohibitive) or the what would happen. Friday. Photo by Ted Brown value of declaring it a heritage home and thus Dave Kentner, councilpreventing demolition lor for the ward, said at this stage the Town or property owner was not required to in- (too costly for the Town at an Ontario Muform the residents. However, a notice will nicipal Board hearing). The committee, said Johnson, considgo up on the property once an application ered the practicalities: there were simifor development is filed with the Town. lar homes in the Town, the property had Adam Farr, manager of development already been designed for high density review, said the Planning Department has housing and had been identified as a site not received a development application at for intensifi cation in the Town's Intensificathis time. Rinomato had not returned The IFP's call before press time about his devel- tion Strategy as mandated by the Province's Places to Growth legislation. opment plan. Johnson, though, is disappointed the Kentner said, "nothing untoward has trees-- many over 100 years old and happened." healthy-- have been cut, noting that RinoThis is a result of an element of growth mato had indicated some would be saved. (intensification/infill growth) mandated That however was only a verbal comby the Province, he said. The property has mitment without enforcement teeth, said been rezoned for high density housing since approval of the Town's intensification Johnson, adding at the site plan stage, she will request planners put in a requirement plan in May 2010. "There's always a tinge of sadness when for new trees to be planted. A neighbour, who walks by the property the trees and big beautiful home comes daily, told The IFP, "I'm no tree hugger, but down," he said. In January 2010, before Lawlor was a to see all those mature trees gone, it's sad." councillor, the Town held two well-publiIronically, Kentner said, TEAC (Town cized public meetings on the Intensification Environmental Advisory Committee) of Strategy, which included a Myles Lawlor which he is a member, voted at its meeting request to change the density designation last week to send a draft tree preservation from medium to high at 127 Moutainview bylaw to staff departments for comment. Rd. N. 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