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mmfi . . WATERLL)O WHICH 0 Wednesday. lanuary 6. 2010 - 3 A ll D Y ' AT 3 O I v‘ “1.0“qu A 519.579.4110 l , We" . -â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"’â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"x: w r m illlli)\lt ll Lad. .___ a. v..- a.__.. .. a E i l O I O O O O r Everything 15 on the table as the any looks at the long-termfitture of Northdale - l .. BYGREG MACDONALD la 4: v" ff” , .~ }' . ' ‘ ~ ‘ licenses have trouble selling their l Chronicle Sta/7 t i’f' _ . 3‘. ',fl ' er gvf- ‘ Y“ \' \ 1 z’ ’ 9 homes. 53550" said . 5}! ‘. A â€"*“ . 7" a, x y ' A - ‘ ‘ _ “You basically have to disclose 0 one knows what the North- .A, '?" , ' f. ‘ . '~_} «I \'§- : _' ‘ what kind ofneighbourhood this is dale neighbourhood will look ’_~ ' / . . a \ » ' r. ”a, when you‘re trying to sell it,” Eas- like in 10 years, but everyone ‘ $» \A‘ A ' . ”f: a son said. agrees it has to look different than it ‘- ' f 0 W ‘ g. She believes in the HUG plan doesnow, , ‘/,~/ 5 ,. 3 ‘ 15- and thinks it would quickly cure After three heated. debate-filled __-_ 7 /, - \ "4: many of the ills in the neighbour- meetings in 2009. ward (Ioun. lan . ..‘ ' .\ hood. d'Ailly will be opening council‘s 523 _ .' .‘ “It would stop the partying, the New Year seeking a new vision for “K f. \ ' . f '. ‘ random property damage. because the neighbourhood. , ‘. . / _\ " "35“ it would bring in property man- “l want staff to report back on $_ h ’. agers,’ she said. “it would change ' what options we have in the neigh» ' ‘o‘ \ ' '- the climate and start brirging in bourbood," d'Ailly said. {6 7 \ ‘ . tech workem” And when d’Ailly means .' _ 7’ » ‘ 1. . . Easson wants council to adopt options. he means every option ‘ \ t \ \ HUG'S vision. But she wants some- available. I , {a} . I as ‘ thing else. too. “it could be anything from f . W314 W ‘ . “l would like an admission that doing nothing to the city expropri- . ' _,"_$ \ 6°» the neighbourhood is a failure." . ating the land," he said. “i don't , ‘w'fl . Q ' she said. “There has to be a solu- think either will be acceptable, but . 5 iv“) , 4' . don and council has to find it.” ' it might end up somewhere in . , v‘ â€" Q ¢ ') y. * v9 D'Ailly agrees a solution is between.“ , _. . Fifi“ _ é . Q needed and hopes to have a report The Northdale neighbourhood. ‘q\ 3. \ fi‘ ‘3 c ' . back in April on options for the bounded by University Avenue and ' k“) 1 ¢ ‘ V .. "f neighbourhood, Columbia Street north to south l ' "$5, ‘9 . ¢ 5 4 also want to understand what and King Street and bester Street ‘ ' p ‘ ‘ °fl- tools we have in our toolbox that east and west. has become a flashâ€" 5 1 “ 'â€"‘ ¢ \ ~ ’ can help us,” he said, point for the current incarnation ‘. ’ l Earle wants the situation of council. ‘ f 3: ‘ A\ “" a ‘ addressed urgently since lt's an The studentdominatt-d neigb~ \ 4.3.5... . M. A“, * election year. bourhood has been dubbed a . ‘ A 4 A‘ A ~ “We want it done soon." she ghettoAin«he-makingy as families A map out together by Northdale resident Deborah Easson shows all the licensed lodging houses in red swamp said. “We've worked hard on this leave the area and more houses mg the permanent residents houses in pink. ammo council and if something doesn‘t become rentals, get done soon, we'll have a whole Property standtirtlsand housing It included low-rise condomini- around lodging housebcc'nses. icy area instituted in Northdale new council to dealwt'th." safety have been InstltW. and mm. shopping mews and more Earle, a Waterloo resident, focused solelyonintensification, D'Ailly believes it has taken recently .i spat of t rirnt-s hit the dense housing forms. Not only is works as a re-locator. She helps “Forget the rest of the city in time for the vision to coalesce and itcighlxiurhtmd. int ludinga shoot the plan emdronmentally friendly. high'tech families move into the this instance and just focus on said real progre‘sawas made during ingin December and .i stabbing on it will help diversify the neighbour area and find a place to live. Northdale." liarle said. “lt might 2009, New Year‘s live. in Hill. said Karen liarlc. chair of “1 never recommend the North» not be a ghetto yet. but it's a ghetto He will bring forward a motion "We need to tain- the lilllltlt'fx Hi it. dale area." she said. “In fact, 1 have in the making." to explore the options on Jan. ll till." d'AilIy said “We llt‘t'il to strip We really want to see retirban~ a hard time finding places in llllG's vision would mean 3 anti expects staff to report back in thinking about what weran'tdo. moron through intensification." Waterloo. laurelwood and liast- more diverse neighbourhood. but the spring if he finds support front “We have ttidti something" \lll‘ said, “Right now the neighr bridge are good for families, but it would also mean fair property other councillors. One potential plan tor the Manhood does not work. there are only so many houses values. said Deborah Easson. Chair But the Northdale issue isn't neighbtmrhtmd was presented at A ‘ it's a blight on the city and ll there. of the Northdale Neighbourhood likely to stayaquiet until then, [be community nlt‘t'llllg in late makes us look had.” “A lot of tech workers want in Association. city is also exploring a rental November, I (Hie and her group have live in condos or rent. Frankly. a lot "It's a huge issue for us." she licensing bylaw that would reqiiire A new community group. called mined what residents have been of them are in Kitchener." said. all landlords to be licensed. llllti ~ Help Urbain/v the (metro mixing for years into a coherent That irks Earle. because she Permanent residents in the area The issue will come before in Waterloo made- up of North x moo â€" upmnc the neighbour believes the tity has the potential have often complained that ltidg council later in the winter. dale residents as well as other ( Ill hood. That would mean allowing to bring in more taxpayers with a ing house licenses make some lot more information on llll(.'s lens. presented its tision of an int more dense building forms and more tlenset‘ort- houses vastly more valuable than vision for Northdale. visit intensified ( omniunitv removing the current restrictions HUG wants to set- a special pol~ others. 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