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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>looks kind off generic.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I especially get a kick out of the sign off
attached to all her emails.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Has John violated copywrite laws.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Randy</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ps all her references are <A
href="http://www.mayorsblog">www.mayorsblog</A>...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am sure there is not bias.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=jjackson@web.ca href="mailto:jjackson@web.ca">John Jackson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=all@gren.ca
href="mailto:all@gren.ca">GREN</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 20, 2009 5:56
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [All] FW: Hanlon Creek Business
Park</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">At our GREN meeting on Wednesday we had a presentation
by those concerned about the Hanlon Creek proposal in Guelph. We decided to
contribute towards a newspaper ad in the Guelph paper expressing concern –
especially about the Jefferson Salamander.<BR><BR>The next day I met the
Guelph Mayor at a meeting in Cambridge. I told her about the meeting the
previous evening – not about the ad. She sent me the following message after
that. Note especially her comments on the Jefferson Salamander in her 2nd
blog.<BR><BR>Any comments would be appreciated.<BR><BR>John<BR>-- <BR>John
Jackson<BR>17 Major Street<BR>Kitchener, Ontario N2H
4R1<BR>519-744-7503<BR><BR><BR>------ Forwarded Message<BR><B>From: </B>Karen
Farbridge <<A
href="Karen.Farbridge@guelph.ca">Karen.Farbridge@guelph.ca</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:20:31 -0400<BR><B>To: </B>John Jackson <<A
href="jjackson@glu.org">jjackson@glu.org</A>><BR><B>Subject: </B>Hanlon
Creek Business Park<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Hello John,</FONT><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">
<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Nice to see you last week. I hope the
rest of the workshop went well.</FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT
face=Arial>Thank you for your interest in seeing some information on the
Hanlon Creek Business Park.</FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>The
realization of this project has involved four terms of Council. While there
were several decisions along the way, the final decision by Council to move
forward on this project was made in 2006 when the OMB Minutes of Settlement
were signed by all parties including the City of Guelph. That alone had a
substantive public engagement process and our public process went beyond the
minimum requirements of the Planning Act which is our usual practice. Since
that time, city staff have moved forward to implement the direction of Council
and the conditions of the OMB. To date, $20.5M has been committed with a
further $12.5M committed through contractual obligations with two private
developers who have partnered with the City. These developers have the legal
right to move forward with the development of their property within conditions
established by the City, OMB and other approval agencies. As well the City,
developers and the Ministry of Transportation Ontario have entered into
contractual obligations related to this project.<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>The
$32M, referenced above, has been debt financed. The funding source for this
investment is the sale of the lands. The revenue from the sale of the land
will provide much needed capital funds and will release debt financing
capacity for other important capital projects in the
community.<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>A Public
Liaison Committee was established through the OMB Minutes of Settlement to
provide for continued public input during the development of the project.
<BR></FONT><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT
face=Arial>Probably the best thing to do to provide some additional details
about the environmental protection, restoration and monitoring is to provide
you with three links to postings on my blog. There is a little overlap
between the three postings. While I do refer to the term "old growth
forest", technically it is not. However, it is a moot point as the
heritage grove is being protected.<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Of
course there is substantially more written on the this issue and many
technical reports available on line but you asked for a summary. We
continue to work with the GRCA and MNR to ensure we address any issues related
to the Endangered Species Act.<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><U><A
href="http://mayorsblog.guelph.ca/2009/07/29/hanlon-creek-business-park-2/">http://mayorsblog.guelph.ca/2009/07/29/hanlon-creek-business-park-2/</A></U></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> <<A
href="http://mayorsblog.guelph.ca/2009/07/29/hanlon-creek-business-park-2/">http://mayorsblog.guelph.ca/2009/07/29/hanlon-creek-business-park-2/</A>>
<BR></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><U><A
href="http://mayorsblog.guelph.ca/2009/08/07/myths-and-facts-about-hanlon-creek-business-park/">http://mayorsblog.guelph.ca/2009/08/07/myths-and-facts-about-hanlon-creek-business-park/</A></U></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> <<A
href="http://mayorsblog.guelph.ca/2009/08/07/myths-and-facts-about-hanlon-creek-business-park/">http://mayorsblog.guelph.ca/2009/08/07/myths-and-facts-about-hanlon-creek-business-park/</A>>
<BR></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><U><A
href="http://mayorsblog.guelph.ca/2009/03/20/hanlon-creek-business-park/">http://mayorsblog.guelph.ca/2009/03/20/hanlon-creek-business-park/</A></U></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> <<A
href="http://mayorsblog.guelph.ca/2009/03/20/hanlon-creek-business-park/">http://mayorsblog.guelph.ca/2009/03/20/hanlon-creek-business-park/</A>>
<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT
face=Arial>Karen Farbridge</FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> <BR></FONT><FONT
face=Arial>Mayor</FONT><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">
<BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>City of Guelph</FONT><FONT
face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">
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