[All] RE; Need bums in seats at Kitchener City Council

[Yvonne Fernandes]

Hi Everyone,
I apologize for the late hour of this email but I think I need some help from as many people as possible.
Tomorrow night the City of Kitchener plans on accepting a rezoning application from Hallman Developments to place a gas bar/car wash in very close proximity to Muncipal wells! It will also be less than 500 metres from Strasburg Creek a cold water creek that the City is presently spending close to $2M rehabilating after developers impacted it with their deveopment. 
The residents of the area have banded together with letters to council, petitions and one resident in particular has been talking to everyone she can. I have been involved and spoke out last week against this project but Council said that they will accept the rezoning application because the orginal zoning application was dated 1987 and to keep the orginal zoning would possibly mean that they(developer) could place a gas station  ( more dangerous because of the need for hydrolic machinery and increased use of oil.) instead of a gas bar.
The reality is that the Region reluctantly ( according to Don Corbett) agreed to this application because they are concerned with the developer taking this issue to the OMB!  The agreement stated that the developer must consider an above ground storage tank to help reduce the possiblity of a spill. 
But we all know that no matter where the storage tank is placed, human error may cause a spill to occur.
The other issue that is very disconcerning is the fact that the residents have not been properly notified  and staff are scrambling to cover up the fact that quite possibly they did not send out the notices nor was there every a sign posted to inform the public about the zone change.( Citizen working on this issue received an email at 4:30pm from a staff member!)
 
This has been a very long explaination to the issue. I unfortunately will not be able to be there as we need to take some family to Toronto at that time.
If you are able to take some time from your already busy schedule to help fill the council chambers/gallery I would grealy appreciate it!
See you all on the 29!

  
             Yvonne Fernandes                   
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,committed people can change the world, indeed it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead
 
 
 

 		 	   		  
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