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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>This reminds me of this article which was in the Waterloo Chronicle about residents on Longfellow Drive in Waterloo who don’t want a sidewalk put on their street, because it would mean cutting down some mature trees there- notice the 3 huge trees in the photo with red bands around their trunks behind the 2 people in the photo –those beauties for instance would be cut down- but the City wants to put one in when it redoes the pipes under the road. <a href="https://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news-story/10232186-sidewalk-showdown-pits-leafy-waterloo-suburb-against-city-hall/">https://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news-story/10232186-sidewalk-showdown-pits-leafy-waterloo-suburb-against-city-hall/</a> not about a building but about preserving the nature that makes a neighbourhood special and endearing to its residents<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lori S.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> All <all-bounces@gren.ca> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Yvonne Fernandes<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 30, 2020 2:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> Susan Bryant <shbryant@uwaterloo.ca><br><b>Cc:</b> GREN <all@gren.ca><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [All] Letter in Waterloo Record form GREN member Susan Fulop<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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) !<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Have a great weekend<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Yvonne Fernandes<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Community Liaison Doon Pioneer Park Community Association <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Former City of Kitchener Ward 4 Councillor(2010-2018)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>committed citizens can change the world; indeed; it’s the only thing that ever has. (Margaret Mead)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Oct 30, 2020, at 2:27 PM, Susan Bryant <<a href="mailto:shbryant@uwaterloo.ca">shbryant@uwaterloo.ca</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal> Wonderful letter! <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Susan B<o:p></o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Oct 30, 2020, at 10:02 AM, John Jackson <<a href="mailto:jjackson@web.ca">jjackson@web.ca</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editors.html"><o:p></o:p></a></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:blue'><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editors.html">Letters to the Editor<span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></u></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=alcta>Opinion</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><h1>Councils should listen to all when considering changes<o:p></o:p></h1><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., Oct. 29, 2020<span class=articlereadtime><i>timer</i>1 min. read</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i>update</i><span class=articleupdated-time>Article was updated 22 hrs ago </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=text-block-container><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2020/10/27/cambridge-to-review-heritage-of-century-home-in-wake-of-redevelopment-proposal.html">Cambridge to review heritage of century home</a> — Oct. 28</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=text-block-container>Has anyone else noticed a pattern with developments in Waterloo Region in the last few years?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=text-block-container>City bylaws, zoning and heritage designations are in place to protect green space, residential homes, neighbourhoods and historically important buildings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=text-block-container>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=text-block-container>The city then asks the builder: How high would you like to build?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=text-block-container>Cities in the region should listen to the people that will have to live with the new developments, and not just the developers.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Susan FulopKitchener<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br>------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>John Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>17 Major Street<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Kitchener N2H 4R1<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>519-744-7503<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>All mailing list<br><a href="mailto:All@gren.ca">All@gren.ca</a><br><a href="http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca">http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>All mailing list<br><a href="mailto:All@gren.ca">All@gren.ca</a><br><a href="http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca">http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2">
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