Preserve Glenway

below is a copy of recent email correspondance with Mayor Van Bynen.... (in reverse order as emails go..) _____________________________________ Dear Pat Thank you for responding for Mayor Van Bynen....Continue reading

So this is how the developer took land that was worth $13,000 per lot ( 10 million he paid for green space, divided by 742 units ) and turned it into $328,00, the cost of a serviced lot in Newmarket... or how he turned 10 million into 243 million.... of course he has deep pockets!

The verdict is 742 housing units - read our deputation Note I didn't say homes as I don't agree that many of the 742 units are consistent with the character that is Glenway today. Dave Sovran, Vice Chair for the GPA, gave a critical deputation on the results of the OMB decision and the process. He verbally pushed OMB adjudicator, Susan Schiller back in her chair when challenged that the GPA didnt have any suggestions on the usage for Glenway when previously asked. Dave st...ated this wasnt our mandate as a community group and we were shut out from this negotiation process behind closed doors between the Town and Marianneville through Mariannevilles request. This happened both in the settlement offers and the OMB Hearing negotiation. Dave said the GPA has provided the Town on several occasions input on usage including some realistic suggestions on how we might mitigate the impact of Mariannevilles development on our community. The issue is both the short notice (in the latest case less than 48 hours) and the process of not having wider public consultation process with all the facts known. This was stated previously in Phase 1. In any case our suggestions went unheard and Dave stated that his definition of planning to this scale more heavily involved input from residents that live not only in Glenway but at least the adjacent communities as they will also be affected by issues like traffic congestion, schooling and connected green access. We have more to come so please stayed tuned and checkout our website. READ: The GPAs deputation in its entirety http://preserveglenway.ca/?p=923

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It is really important at this point, that the Town take a strong stand. There is no need for the town to allocate water for this development or to provide road access. I do not want to see trucks on Alex Doner and I am sure that the people on Crossland feel the same, so no truck or heavy equipment access on these developed side streets. The developer has said there will be no traffic impact. I would ask everyone who reads this post to email the mayor or if they live ...in another ward, their Councillor to pressure them into standing up for the official plan. Again, the Town has complete water allocation rights and can put the developer at the bottom of the list. The Town has complete say on traffic on Town streets and can limit access to these streets. Everyone, just get one other Newmarket resident to contact their Councillor and mayor!

What the Town has decided for Glenway: Today, Council convened a special Committee of the Whole meeting where a verbal update of the Glenway OMB case was delivered. What has also now been made public, is that the Town has 'settled' on all Phase 2 issues with Marianneville and that the Phase 2 meeting would seem to now be reduced to a three hour session tomorrow whereby the negotiated agreement reached between the Town and Marianneville will be read into record. The settlemen...t agreement is a 49 page document which outlines the hold provisions, the tree plan, provisions for traffic flow etc., but the bottom line is this: huge development has been agreed to. Housing units have now climbed to 742. Some suggestions made by the GPA pre-negotiation were not considered at all. Chris Emanuel was the only one who voted in support of carrying this fight to Phase 2. We gave this brief deputation at Council this afternoon and then provided further details following the meeting following discussion at the COW meeting this afternoon. Tomorrow will be the one and only Phase 2 day, and it will only run from about 10 till noon. We all feel extremely disappointed and let down at this time.' Glenway Preservation Associaiton

What we suggested to the Town to be negotiated Following the devastating conclusion of Phase 1 of the OMB process, the community has been asking What happens next. We wanted everyone to know that the GPA has continued to be engaged in the OMB process, which we have formally been advised is heading into Phase 2. As you know, we vehemently disagreed with the OMB adjudicators ruling at the end of Phase 1. To us, the decision was a reaffirmation of our belief that the plannin...Continue reading

Phase 2 for OMB Hearing starts April 22nd Date and time: April 22nd to 25th start time is 10am. Location: Best Western Voyageur Place Hotel at 17565 Yonge Street Please make plans to attend when you can. Your support of our Town and Glenway community always makes a difference!

an update from your neighbourhood OMB rules development can move forward to Phase 2 To our fellow residents of Glenway: As you are all now doubtless aware, this week ended on a very bad note for all of us when the adjudicator of the OMB Phase 1 Hearing ruled outright that development could take place in our neighbourhood, and, to add insult to injury, remarked that there should never have been any doubt about that. To paraphrase her words, she stated that the Planning Act an...Continue reading

from Chris Emanuel It is with a heavy heart that I provide this update to the OMB hearing dealing with the proposed development of the Glenway lands. Today the board Chair Ms. Susan Schiller, ruled in favour of the developer on the matter of principle of development and has advanced the hearing to phase two. Ms. Schiller will be providing a written decision in future, but felt it was important to make a decision providing clarity. Ms. Schiller expressed the following:...Continue reading

Update for residents who wish to attend closing summations for Phase 1 of the OMB Hearing process. Date and time: Thursday, March 27th @ 9:30am Location: Best Western at Yonge & Davis (meeting room located in the basement) If you still haven't donated please go to www.preserveglenway.ca and click on "Donate Now".

Thank you to Jane Twinney; Jonathan Taylor and especially Chris Emanuel for attending the OMB hearing and showing their support for the Town of Newmarket and the Official Plan. We all appreciate that you are committed to the best interests of your constituents.

From Chris Emanuel Today marked the end of the first week of the first phase of the Glenway OMB hearing. I thought I would provide a high-level update as many of you have reached out for any news. With the exception of Monday afternoon where I had to attend a Council meeting, I have attended for the whole hearing along with a number of residents... Their commitment to the cause is greatly appreciated. The first day we met our OMB Chair Susan Schiller, who I will say, runs a v...ery effective meeting. Ms. Schiller navigated the lawyers through some procedural matters. The day concluded with the appellants lawyer, Ira Kagan, calling Ruth Victor as a witness with our lawyer cross-examining. The next day commenced with Mr. Kagan calling Ms. Jeannette Gillezeau, a land economist. Ms. Gillezeau presented testimony that the appellant felt helped their case that their development was an appropriate use of the land, however, our lawyer Mary Bull leading a strong cross-examination. The next day and a half Mr. Kagan had their planner Paul Lowes take the stand. After a day off on Thursday we commenced this morning with a completion of Mr. Lowes cross-examination. That concluded Mariannevilles phase 1 case. The GPA then started their case by calling Chair Christina Bisanz to the stand. The room was full of residents supporting Christina and I know I speak on behalf of everyone when I say how impressed we were with her testimony. Christina did an admiral job in sharing the residents perspective. The day concluded with GPA planner Nick MacDonald on the stand. He will be returning next week for continued examination and cross-examination. There will be one more witness before phase 1 comes to a conclusion, the Town's consulting planner Eric Chandler. I anticipate that the hearing may take approx. 2-3 more days. The Board Chair Susan Schiller concluded today by discussing the timeline and expectations for the conclusion of phase 1. As you may recall, the board has reserved the right to not make a decision on phase 1 before commencing phase 2. All parties seem to agree for obvious reasons that a decision would be preferred. Ms. Schiller also indicated she was inclined to provide a written decision, and "dis-inclined" to provide an oral one. I suspect there will be more discussion on this matter after the weekend. I hope you appreciate the above synopsis, while not terribly detailed, it is difficult to capture the detailed testimony. If you're able to attend next week the hearing starts daily at 10am at the Best Western Voyageur Hotel. My next update will be at the conclusion of the phase 1 hearing, or should a matter arise I want to bring your attention to. With Regards,

Christina, our president, was brilliant. The lawyer for the GPA could not have picked a better witness. While she was poised, elegant, factual, clear, pleasant and personable, the lawyer for the developer badgered belligerently. With pleasant truthfulness and clarity, she represented the residents of Glenway and the people of Newmarket.

Chair of GPA to testify at OMB - Friday, March 21st OMB Update and your chance to drop in and support our cause! The OMB Hearing continues starting at 10:00am tomorrow and after the lengthy testimony from the developer's witnesses, we will finally get our chance to have our voices heard on the stand.... The schedule for tomorrow is approximately as follows: -10:00 am Completion of cross examination of the developer's planner -11:30 am (approximate time) Christina Bisanz of the GPA giving her witness testimony -12:45 pm Lunch (approximate) -2:00 pm (approximate) Witness testimony of Nick McDonald (our planner) begins If you would like to attend and show support for Christina, please be there around 11 to 11:30am. Please note that seating is very limited (ie. about 30 chairs) but even if you appear for a brief stay, it will show the adjudicator that the community is paying attention! As a reminder, the proceedings are taking place in the Ontario Meeting Room in the basement of the Voyageur Hotel, on the east side of Yonge Street just north of the LCBO on Davis and Yonge, and opposite the Upper Canada Mall.

The OMB Hearing Starts tomorrow! Please follow this link for information on how you can attend! It will be taking place in the Best Western Hotel in Newmarket http://preserveglenway.ca/

The OMB Hearing for the development of Glenway, which affects all Newmarket residents, starts on March 17th. This could very well set a precedent on how these c...ases are handled at the OMB. Good luck to the Town of Newmarket and the Preserve Glenway Team. They both deserve our support which you can give at Preserve Glenway See more

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Phase 1 of the OMB Hearing on the Principle of Development begins on March 17th! The public is welcome! Stay tuned and keep checking back for details!

Did you miss the information meeting on Tuesday night? We missed you too! Take a look at our introduction slideshow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VueLGkRG-O4&feature=youtu.be

Read Chris Emanuel's most recent blog - and don't forget to attend the meeting on March 4 at Crossland Church (47 Millard Ave West) @ 7pm!!!!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 4 FOR AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY MEETING!!!!

Merry Christmas Eve in Glenway! Merry Christmas to all the families who play here and who live here! Thank you God and Canada for all the blessings. It is a joy and privilege to live in Newmarket.

For all those doubters who criticize the efforts of the Town Council and GPA to try and protect our Official Plan and its designation of the Glenway lands as open green space--we say this!

Recreational lands, Greenspace, whitespace in the town of Newmarket, Ontario

Growth never pays for Growth! - on average, recovery of costs in York region is about 70%. The rest is payed for by current residents. What is more expensive than new development? Intensification in old developments, because the water, sewer, roads, etc. have to be redone over and on top of the current users and residents. This is why the whole town is behind the official plan and against the 'bad development' inside stable existing neighbourhoods like Glenway. @darrylwolk @TownofNewmarket Tax Hikes: 2006 3.81%, 2007 6.39%, 2008 6.56%, 2009 4.19%, 2010 3.81%, 2011 5.89%, 2012 3.95% & 2013 3.74% 2014 ??? To Chris Emanuel's point: GROWTH NEVER PAYS FOR GROWTH

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Town Council votes a unanimous NO to Glenway development Part 1 It was a nervous evening for us all and vindication of our consistent challenge to the Town of WHY is this development necessary? It was an evening where we hoped to see a turning point for how the Municipality would defend our Official Plan and their vision for healthy and appropriate growth and development in this community. At the end of the evening I am proud to say Town Council voted 9 0 to oppose M...ariannevilles submissions for development of the Glenway lands. It was a satisfying win for residents of Glenway and Newmarket residents as a whole. While the Planner hired by the Town focussed on technical requirements of the Developers application proposal and Settlement offers, she downplayed the foundational concept of the principle of development. This is the WHY, the rationale that needed to be answered before drilling into the technical details of any development proposal. The principle of development speaks directly to our vision of Newmarket and the extensive planning efforts that are the Official Plan and the Secondary Growth Plan. It is clear that the development proposal offered by Marianneville doesnt fit the Towns planning vision and objectives. It serves no purpose that is positive for the Town, its residents and the health of the Glenway community. Read more Have you contributed yet to help fund your Glenway Defence Fund? For those of you that have already donated to our Defence fund we thank you. For those who have pledged or wish to make a donation you can contact us at [email protected] or go online to our website www.preserveglenway.ca and click on Donate Now. We cannot provide the best defence possible without legal and planning expertise. After an initial swell of pledges we have seen the pace drop off. We have heard that many of you were waiting until the developer filed their appeal to the OMB prior to sending in your generous donation. Clearly that time is now upon us! We need more resources in order to build our case. Help us preserve and protect the open green space and values we all enjoy in the Glenway community

9 of 9 ---- the whole 9 yards read more at Chris' site: http://chrisemanuel.com//newmarket-council-votes-unanimous

THE WHOLE 9 YARDS 9 of 9 Voted at last nights council meeting to take the fight to the OMB. They unanimously passed Councillor Chris Emanuel's motion to contest the application on the principal that it does not fit in with the official plan and in fact strongly disrupts it. Thank you to all the Councillors who spoke out for Newmarket My Newmarket including regional councillor Jonathan Taylor, Jane Twinney, a long time supporter, Dave Kerwin, Mayor Tony Van Bynen and all t...he council. Thank you to the 600 or so residents who attended and to all those who spoke, emailed, etc.... Congratulations NEWMARKET Congratulations Newmarket

Reminder: Town Council Vote - Glenway Application This is the time to voice your concerns to the Town's Planning department and support our opposition to the application to re-develop Glenway! We have seen many well written passionate letters (even subsequent follow-ups based on changing information which is excellent). You have made a difference! Continue to be that difference!... Bring yourself and your neighbours! We had over 600 strong last time. Bring your signed letter of concerns! - or email it to [email protected] Remember you can have up to 5 minutes to read/present your specific concerns. Read your letter! Date: MONDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2013 Location: Newmarket Theatre (505 Pickering Cres) adjacent to Newmarket High School Time: 7:00PM Your attendance is a strong message. Bring your neighbours! send an email to Tony Van Bynen [email protected] Lets do this!

Instead of a Where is Waldo Game, we are doing a where is support for "Support Newmarket's Official Plan" game. Comment with your guesses on which ward this is in. First correct answers for each ward win a prize from a local business..... go to it! (by the way councillors! you too can comment and win - even though we know you recognize your ward! )