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l l - - WArHtwo CHRONICLE- Wedneway. December ll. 20m - 5 . . , 5' ”my. ' I ‘23; ‘1 . - , ‘ , . . i . ~ , Greenspace on City’s east Slde .. ; a: .- i _ new development _ . ' .3 Ski Alt - i”; Brim [Anson "' “penal. on of the facili due to noise con- . we; 5' ”in-ml ‘ ’5‘ «WWW w m- 'y ; 33“.“ . 5! -- _ "" A study conducted by HGC Engi- 5‘ ‘ . . draft subdivision plan that willaee 69 annd that was not the case and . Ahouses built adjacent to some of the PMWthrew their objection to the proj- l?’ last remaining green space in the ca. < . ‘ : I! - city's east end has been approved-try city Wm about the fate ofa pair ot'very ‘ a, '5 council. MonViboniStreetâ€"anelmanda a; (buncillorsvotedlastweekinfavourofa Wâ€"andthedeerknownwoongre- . ‘ F planbyCookHomesto redevelopaporu‘on gatehfiwamwueahomfinaflywor- (I y of the nine hectares (22 acres) ofland at ries about the high water table and the ,r ‘ / 353 Woolwich St, They deferred the decision impact the development would have on ‘ . last July due to several environmental and stormwater levels in the area were noted at . noise concerns the publicmeetimgi'nhrly. » After assurances from the developer and Catherine Drown. a nearby resident. â€" - mm from city staff that the issues had been asked why the work could not be delayed , . , _ , resolved, council gave the plan the green until a planned environmental assessment of mm” have Wad a new subdMson °" a piece °f 9W9 '" ""3 ("Y's “5‘ end. light. WoolwichStreetforZOHwascompletedflrst. . “ls it perfect? Obviously not." remarked “It just seems to make sense to do the FA Ward 5 (bun. Mark Whaley. whose ward will first. then bring in the bulldozers.“ she said. be home to the new subdivision. “The prop- City staff said the EA is aimed at making erty has been owned and zoned since 1970 Woolwich Street an urban corridor with bike , for development. and I’m so happy we didn't lanes, instead of a rural road with ditches. do anything in 1970 because we would have The EA will only assess the impact of the bulldozed it over, filled in the wetlands and development within the context of the road, t: built an unsustainable neighbourhood.” such as driveway locations. ‘ ’ The current farmers field at the north end For residents concerned about the impact ~ ‘ a, \ of the property will be redeveloped for the the development will have on the water table, A ' homes and a new road. Steeplechase Way. city staff indicated that if residential wells g0 ‘ D ' will be built to serve the future residents dry or are contaminated as a result of the ‘ I I 1 x ‘ l ‘ Nearly two~thirtis ((13 per cent) of the proper development. the developer will have to pay .- . “ ._ ‘ ty. or roughly 5.7 hectares, to the south will be to hook the homes up to municipal water. ' 5 given back to the city for preservation. A study of deer movements in the area , ~ _ N p ‘ The woodlands. wetlands and hedgerow showed the majority were to the south. away ‘ ~ ‘ provide habitat for a range of species, though from the development. The builder will con- ‘ .- U no endangered. threatened or rare species struct a wildlife corridor on the east end of have been identified. according to the staff the subdivision to permit deer am to the I â€" report to council, It is home to a coldwater lands to the north. It will be about 6.2 metres C O m f0 rt Pl u S fishery and deer have also been spotted in wide at its narrowest point as it exits onto ‘ ' Thedect'sionwasdeferred inluly due toa According to the staff report. 'White~ - Calebrales thalr number of concerns Among them were wor- tailed deer are a highly mobile species and V V - nanomthenearbyPillersprocessingplant arenotconsideredtobehighlyaensitt‘veto 43rd year I” that the subdivision would prevent future development." _ . City sets plan for greenhouse gases busmess W'th Minimum must reduce its annual andastrEetli'ghtandparking Super deals chronicle Sta/I greenhouse gas emissions by lot light conversion program. - 2.764tonneshy202l, Buildings produce the l” a” ‘ fter agreeing to help That is the equivalent of most emissions by far â€" achieve a regional taking 576 cars off the road more than 75 r cent â€" of - C Agreenhouw gas every year once the target is the 8.ll2 tonlhis of emis- (lepa'tr118nt‘) reduction target last month. achieved “Those 576 vehir stons produced by the city in city Councillors have (In is pretty darn close to 20! 1. followed by corporate PL US approved the blueprint that the number of cars City staff vehicles and equipment . . .- will help get them then- liave," said Conn. Mark Wha (15.4 per cent), streetlighting last week. ('llllnt Ill()l\ icy “And that‘s just the stan (66 per cent). business V(‘hl \ unanimously approved l9 mg point, were going to go a (less (084 per rent1.waste- strategies to help reduce the lot flinht‘r " water (0.5 per cent) and busi» (ity‘s total corporati- green Part of the plari was prt'Vl rims air travel it) 22 pet (‘l‘nll hoiN-gasemission l('\‘t'l\ \ll Hush passed in ()ttoht‘r Atrording to the staff pot (on! below thi- Jilll when ioiiiit ll apprtnt'tl report. the at lion got-s l : hast-lim- ln 2t);’| ”11‘ plan is mort- than $4 million In lit-voiid simply l’l‘tlllt’lllg the tilllli'il at helping the t Il\ \pt'ntllttg to implement I”) (.ll(. emissions of the i ity ‘4 y - . , ‘ tnt1'lll\ promisi- to lit-lpt li i-iii-rgv .iiitl watt-r saying lllt‘t‘t‘ are also a broad range { l , l‘ l I H , ' iii.iti~:\ttioriWatt'rltm “(with iiit'asiirt'stit t'll\ ”wood f.i(il oi lH‘tlt'fil\ ilhsilt lillt'tl With " m l "J, m ' l ' A " rt‘tlt'll Il\ [111")!thglt‘t‘llllltllv’ tors and buildings [his Will the strategy. int lurlitig I’l‘tlllt gas ft‘llllt lion target oi \II s.i\t' the l II\ more than trigthe(thisofinfrastrtit‘tiirt' “I” "Immu-ambb ml], pct ( t‘lll lX‘ltM JUN) low-ls in $350.01") an nii.il|\ and nint-wal and Improving piil) .9030 (mini ll \til('(l to \llt) ri'iliit t‘ t'llll\\llll]\ h» 718 In health and an tjii.i|it\ in port the inlllfllu't' last month mum's .inniialh Waterloo lllt' strait-gins .lH‘ \pft‘tlll titlirr t1]t'.l\lln'\ I(li‘llllllt‘(l ”11‘1““ to tl)lll[)lt'lt' the out among fivr' (lifft'rt-tit tat In the report IHI liitli- anti .it tioti plan was Vitiil’ii' plus t‘gtlnlW fat thin-s. strt‘i-tlight idling and route optinnm H’s]. .iiitl grant funding front mg. pumping stations. \t‘lll tion for the (ins ”(‘l'l oi llll‘ l‘t‘tlt'rilllttll of ( .itiatlInn tlt‘ “not and lVll\ltH‘\\ ~t.ill vvliitlvs. lt'lt‘ttitltlllllllltg .iiitl I\lIiiiit iptllitli‘s has been me travt'l lll (inlet to.“ hwu' tht‘ i.irlion offsetting llillldll\'t‘\ .ipprou-tl up to $ t l (I?) to NH pvt tl'lll (Mgr! the I ll\ it'lilll‘tl to llll\lntԤ\ trait-l hrlp t lth‘l thou- t ”sh