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NO ADDITIONS Expires Dec. 31/93 COUPON OFFER ONLYI NO ADDITIONS Expires Dec. 31/93 and Iroquois Ridge residents oppose townhouses at Grand plaza site By SHELLY SANDERS GREER Special to the North News Proposed plans to tear down the existing Grand Boulevard Plaza in Iroquois Ridge, replacing it with townâ€" houses, are being strongly opposed by residents. A survey that has been circuâ€" lating has gathered more than 500 names of people opposed to this develâ€" opment, and Kurt Franklin, president of the resident‘s association, says the board of directors has voted unanimously against moving ahead with these plans. "The owner has deliberately let the property become run down," says Franklin. "It‘s a nasty, blackmail situaâ€" tion where the owner is saying ‘give me what I want‘. And the density is unacâ€" ceptable." If this plaza is not replaced with this townhouse development at this time, there is a good chance residents will have to live with the current situation. At this point, Grand Boulevard Plaza has no tenants, except for a daycare 3 Address se . n . I City_______Prov. _____Postal Cc § Ageâ€"â€"~School_""â€". <â€"â€"__. | Mail to: The Oakville North News I 467 Speers Rd. Oakville L6K 384 Kids aged 5â€"10! You can write to Santa and win! Complete this form and mail it with your letter to Santa by Dec. 10th/93. Winning letters will be published Dec. 17 in the % iOakville North News. P Name Santa We have been "Frying" since 1967! Longer than any other "Chip Shop" in Oakville. 122 _ mLinl2 _ e Tuesdays are §4@@ ostal Code Home Delivery Daily From 5:00 p.m. operation, and it has been the scene of a number of violent incidents in the past few years. ""It may be something we have to live with for awhile," explains Franklin. "It‘s a big problem, but the solution is not putting in a bad development." "‘I support the staff recommendations to rezone this area from commercial to residential," says Ward 6 councillor Bill Logan. "We have a social problem here with crime. Two weeks ago, there was a vicious attack on a store clerk and a handgun was involved. A year ago, a man was assaulted by a minor. And there have been suggestions that kids are assembling here for illegal activities. In the best interests of the community, we should look at changing the land tenure." Logan says he has not seen a petition and that as far as he knows, planners have not received a petition. He does caution anybody undertaking a petition to make sure that all sides are representâ€" ed. "I would caution anybody to take C®®OrRSs CAE pains to explain both sides of the issue or it will water down the effectiveness of the effort." However, Logan says planners have received 95 letters of support from resiâ€" dents in favor of the development. "This represents a crossâ€"section of the comâ€" munity," he explains, ‘"including people living behind the proposed development and people living across the street." At a public meeting held last Thursday night, residents assembled to hear revised plans for the townhouse development, and to voice further conâ€" cerns â€" the biggest of which is the proâ€" posed density of 39 units per hectare, which works out to 34 units in total. The proposed pricing of the units was another major concern. About 25% of the units would be priced at $165,000 or less, in order to meet the provincial affordable housing guidelines. The balâ€" ance of the units would be price in the $170,000 to $180,000 range. "They won‘t sell at those prices," said one resiâ€" dent. "The developer will be bankrupt before they‘re half built. Then, we‘ll be in a worse mess." Parking was a third concern because of the already congested streets in the surrounding neighborhood. Logan explained that there will be room for two cars in the driveways, and that the visitor parking has been increased, but residents were still concerned that Hampton Street would face parking problems. The opinions about this proposed development were split among the resiâ€" dents, with some people feeling that anything would be better than the preâ€" sent situation. ‘"‘My son was shot at with a pellet gun last year at this plaza," said one man. We should move ahead with some kind of development, and it should be residential, and be approved by the neighborhood." "I‘m worried that if we turn this down, it would not be economically viable to develop it into a park. Maybe 34 units are good enough," commented one resident. "I back onto this site," explained another resident, "and it‘s a disaster. I would love to turn back the clock and make a whole bunch of different deciâ€" sions, but we can‘t do that. This proposâ€" al will cut down traffic and it‘s designed for elderly people and young families. This is an opportunity to add a spark of life into a very dead area." Since the first proposal was received by the developer in July, the Town has placed a number of demands on the proâ€" posed units. The major changes, as a result of these demands include: a decrease in the number of units from 44 to 34; the moving of the driveways from the front of the units to the back; setback increases from 25 to 49 feet; driveway setback increases from 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 metres; the elimination of three storey units from the south of the development; and increased visitor parking. "Everyone is interested in the same thing," says Logan. ‘"The betterment of the neighborhood. Density seems to be an issue. I don‘t care what the density is, but I do care that we remove the buildâ€" ings from Grand Boulevard Plaza and put something there that is compatible with the neighborhood. I believe the staff recommendations are the answer because the staff has negotiated with all the parties in excruciating detail. They have thought over the proposal very carefully and have the best interests of the community in mind." At a meeting of the Town Planning and Development Council on *..onday night, the decision regarding the plaza proposal was deferred until a later date because of time constraints.