November 29- December 1st City Council discusses Recycling and Waste Budgets
City Council will be discussing the recycling and waste budget. Ward 30 residents count on putting out extra recycling in clear plastic bags. That was the agreement the city made with residents when the new bins were introduced. I will be fighting to keep overflow recycling pick up for Ward 30 residents.
Ward 30 Residents show support for local libraries
Please take a moment to read this Inside Toronto news article about the tremendous support ward 30 residents have shown for preserving our local libraries.
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/1247050--residents-show-support-for-libraries
Felstead Park Preliminary Designs
Felstead Park Community Design Meeting #2
Date: Wednesday, November 23
Community Forum Public Services, Good Jobs, Healthy Communities
East Enders for Public Services presents a community forum: Public Services, Good Jobs, Healthy Communities
When: Wednesday, November 23 at 7pm Where: Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St E., 2nd Floor
Rob Ford’s slash and burn agenda is all about privatizing and reducing public services, eliminating good jobs, and undermining communities.
55 Howie
Earlier this year, a number of residents attended the first two community meetings with Urbancorp, the builder wanting to re-develop the former St. Ann's school site. Urbancorp has made a number of changes in height, design, form and density based on the feedback from residents and city staff.
During the summer, I had asked our Forestry staff to investigate the
50 Curzon Meeting
Earlier this year, a number of residents attended two meetings with Urbancorp, the builder wanting to re-develop the former St. Joseph's school site. At those meetings, many residents raised questions about density, setbacks, and traffic patterns. As a result, Urbancorp has made some changes to their initial application submitted to City Planning.
I am hosting this third meeting so you can hear directly from Urbancorp
2012 Library Budget Community Consultation
Help Keep Our Libraries Open!
At its last meeting, the Library Board approved a reduction of $9.9 million or 5.7% by introducing new technologies and cutting over 100 jobs. The Board deferred cutting the remaining $7.3M (4.3%) in service and collections cuts to achieve the full 10% reduction to the November 21st meeting.The latest proposal under discussion by the Library Board recommends cutting 19,444 branch hours annually, including 1482 hours in Ward 30:
Share your thoughts about Toronto's parks
The City of Toronto's Parks, Forestry & Recreation Division is developing a 5-year plan for the City's parks. The Parks Plan will guide decision-making and investment in City parks in order to meet the diverse needs of Toronto residents, including:
- designing beautiful, unique, and sustainable park spaces
- protecting and expanding natural areas
- balancing park uses to include play spaces, natural areas, sports activities, urban agriculture and cultural expression
Felstead Park Ideas
Many residents have been in contact with my office regarding important repairs to Felstead Park. On November 2nd I met with Parks staff and a number of residents to discuss the future of Felstead Park. The park will be revitalized during the summer of 2012, and the Parks department is looking for your input!
Landscape designers will be putting together options for the community to discuss at our next public consultation on November 23rd, and we would like to incorporate as many of your suggestions as possible. To inspire thought and discussion, the designers presented community members with photographs of park features at our meeting and asked community members to put red stickers on the ideas they were particularly passionate about. Please click on any of the photos to enlarge them. If any of these images speak to you, or if you have additional suggestions, please contact me at [email protected] and I will pass on your ideas to the designers.
