[All] Strasburg Road extension to be reassessed

Sat Dec 8 21:35:48 EST 2012

Hi  Kevin....it is my understanding that after a few well placed and spoken
conversations with some Regional folks....not sure who/ when/ what/
why......that IF  the road goes through ....it doesn't necessarily guarantee
that development naturally ensues.   Ginny

So hopefully the next  fight will be for the "high recharge areas"   for
water for   all the 'new ' residents   coming in  now and over the next 20
years.     GQ

From: All [mailto:all-bounces at gren.ca] On Behalf Of Yvonne Fernandes
Sent: December-08-12 6:55 PM
To: Kevin Thomason; john jackson
Cc: GREN2
Subject: Re: [All] Strasburg Road extension to be reassessed

Hi Everyone,
If I haven't said it yet, I will say it again Thanks and Thanks every so
much for your support and presence at City Hall on November 27. I think it
did surprise some of the Councillors to see such a great presence and
wonderful presentation.
These people have been working very hard to come to the meeting with good
sound rational comments and conerns. I took a page from all of those
Citizens who worked so hard on the ESL designation and the wonderful
presentations that were made to Regional Council.
The fact that the "Do Nothing " option is virtually off the table is purely
because of the development promises made by the previous
Council/Councillors! Some in particular and names don't need to be stated
here I think most of you know who this means.
The fight is not over and I expect it to ramp up again in early spring and
then through the summer.
I will keep all of you abreast of how this project/issue proceeds.
Kindest Regards,

             Yvonne Fernandes
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From: kevinthomason at mac.com
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 14:17:59 -0500
To: jjackson at web.ca
CC: all at gren.ca
Subject: Re: [All] Strasburg Road extension to be reassessed

John, 

Indeed!  It was wonderful to see so many GREN folks at the recent Kitchener
City Hall meeting and so many people from the community speaking up for the
protection of this wonderful remaining natural area.

It is too bad this is only a delay for 10 months to look at alternative
routes to build the road.  Perhaps the considerable trouble and expense
trying to find a suitable route that doesn't cause widespread environmental
destruction is indicative of the fact that this spectacular part of the
Waterloo Moraine isn't suitable for any sort of urban development - be it
high volume roads or the ensuing subdivision developments over the following
decades that the City of Kitchener plans.

It would be nice to see Kitchener not so determined to develop every single
square foot of lands within the city limits and see it follow the City of
Waterloo's lead - designate these SouthWest Corner lands as part of the
Protected Countryside, repeal the urban boundary, and protect the
environmentally sensitive lands and ground water charge ares like what the
City of Waterloo did in its NorthWest Corner along the Moraine.

The City of Waterloo chose balance and the environment over development
despite having far less developable lands remaining than Kitchener.
Unfortunately, developers have the upper hand in Kitchener (I'd love to see
campaign contribution records of area politicians to see to who has accepted
developer campaign contributions and how much) and these lands, our
aquifers, the Protected Countryside, the Countryside Line concept, and even
our entire Regional Official Plan (ROP) are facing considerable risk because
of the determination to develop this SouthWest corner regardless of the
construction and environmental costs.

It is nice to see the road delayed for further study but it would be even
better to see this entire area permanently protected from development and
the tens of millions of dollars that would have gone into roads and
considerable new expensive infrastructure required here spent on more
sustainable development elsewhere within the city - enhancing the quality of
life for everyone with better urban neighbourhoods/communities balanced by
more protected greenspace benefiting everyone.

Kevin.

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On 2012-12-08, at 9:04 AM, John Jackson <jjackson at web.ca> wrote:

Congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard to get Kitchener to
reassess its proposed Strasburg Road extension that would have destroyed
environmentally sensitive lands and a heritage farmstead. And a special
thank you to councillor Yvonne Fernandes.

http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/849792--city-goes-back-to-drawin
g-board-on-strasburg-road-extension

John

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John Jackson
17 Major Street
Kitchener, Ontario N2H 4R1
519-744-7503

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