^ have you had the opportunity to check the zoning for the site?
for 175 Cummer, yes - during the virtual community sessions it was stated by the city staff multiple times that the zoning is for seniors only, and they wanted that changed
for the Cedarvale site, no, but if it isn't zoned for seniors then i find that even more disturbing. why? it is in Brad Bradford's ward, and he has been criticizing the idea of having 175 cummer for seniors only. it is appealing for a councillour because it assures that the people perceived as potentially violent or dangerous (young men) would not be there. so, how did he get the one in his own ward to have only seniors? and, how can one of the sites clearly already be operating that way, and then vilify the idea that this other one is seeking a similar situation?
this is why i am so dismayed by the entire situation ... all y'all "professional planners" are going on about how it's discriminatory and should be impossible (+ morally denounced as pure evil) but seem unaware (or not openly acknowledging) that the city is ALREADY DOING IT THAT WAY!!! it's almost as if people have some preconceived idea that they want a specific result, and will just spout out rhetoric to push to make it that way
meanwhile, the other people involved:
-housing secretariat = taken to task by city council for having mismanaged so much of the rapid housing initiative (expenses doubled, sites not properly inspected, purchased materials in a breach of contract and led to $$$$ wasted for storage + political mess)
-former councillor = called everybody a bigot if they have a different idea
-former mayor = signed an approval on the thing when it breached the contract terms (get zoning permission before purchasing)
-policy advisor beuraucrat = in community consultation basically said "in my role i should not be making political statements", but then when given the soapbox made statements about how the consultation shoudl be open to all people across the city, thus shutting out voices of people who live near it and would have their community changed
-moderators for the consultation = owned by former school trustee who prob has political connections, and then gets to select who can speak and mute whoever they want (virutal is just completely different than in-person, and is convenient but questionable how democratic it is)
-expert witnesses for the appellant = a professional expert witness who does tonnes of these things, and i guess it's just if peopel have the money available to hire them
-people commenting online = cherrypicking and misrepresenting the actual realities, and possibly ignorant... because the thing is already zoned for seniors, and the main complaint in posts above was "the appellant wants to have the zoning changed, to something discriminatory" (reality = it already is zoned that way, and the city is wanting to have it changed)
why didn't the city just keep it easy and agree to zone for seniors only when Fillion was aking them for it? empire building? want total control?
as mentioned, personally i want this built. i don't intend to be fighty here, but i just can't buy what people said above, knowing this info. wish conversations could be actual info sharing, and find they are ruined by political ideology making people polarize, so they just try trashing "other sides"
anyways... if anybody has an answer for how Cedarvale CLEARLY IS OPERATING FOR SENIORS ONLY but having Cummer that way is pure evil, then please help share information