[All] Letter in Waterloo Record form GREN member Susan Fulop

[Yvonne Fernandes]

Hi All,
I know this Susan from the Horticultural Society. She lives in the Central Frederick area which has been bombarded with developers asking for variances on height, set backs and heritage designations. 
It’s very unfortunate that this Council is so pro development in some of the heritage districts even after staff and Council went through 2 years of study and approval of RIENS( residential impacts in existing neighborhoods) !

Have a great weekend

Yvonne Fernandes

Community Liaison Doon Pioneer Park Community Association 

Former City of Kitchener Ward 4 Councillor(2010-2018)

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, 
committed citizens can change the world; indeed; it’s the only thing that ever has. (Margaret Mead)

> On Oct 30, 2020, at 2:27 PM, Susan Bryant <shbryant at uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
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>  Wonderful letter!
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> Susan B
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> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Oct 30, 2020, at 10:02 AM, John Jackson <jjackson at web.ca> wrote:
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>> Letters to the Editor
>> Opinion
>> Councils should listen to all when considering changes
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>> Thu., Oct. 29, 2020timer1 min. read
>> updateArticle was updated 22 hrs ago
>> Cambridge to review heritage of century home — Oct. 28
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>> Has anyone else noticed a pattern with developments in Waterloo Region in the last few years?
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>> City bylaws, zoning and heritage designations are in place to protect green space, residential homes, neighbourhoods and historically important buildings.
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>> A developer approaches a city council and asks that these protections be overturned so they can build their development. Groups of concerned neighbours, heritage bodies and environmental groups devote a lot of time and thought to eloquently express their concerns to council about tearing down heritage buildings, removing old trees that will take a hundred years to replace and changing the flavour of neighbourhoods.
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>> The city then asks the builder: How high would you like to build?
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>> Cities in the region should listen to the people that will have to live with the new developments, and not just the developers.
>> 
>> Susan FulopKitchener
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