Voices

LPP Deal Unlawful

Steven Shrybman of the firm Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LPP was retained by the Friends of Lansdowne to assess the Lansdowne Partneship Plan and Implemenation Report.  Read his conclusions in the full report here.
 

Ottawa's Spadina Expressway

Capital Ward Councillor Clive Doucet summarizes the long battle to save Lansdowne Park - read his op-ed piece in the Ottawa Citizen here.
 

A Modest Proposal from the Mayfair Theatre

Ottawa’s oldest surviving independent cinema follows example of Roger Greenberg and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) and requests a 30-year cinema monopoly.

In an interview this morning, Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) member Roger Greenberg spoke eloquently about the potential impact of unfairly subsidized competition on his business.

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Fulfillment of Key Requirements, Criteria and Major Decisions Deferred

Press Release by Kitchissippi Ward Councillor Christine Leadman June 26, 2010.

Lansdowne Partnership Plan Releases 11th Hour Document that Defers Fulfillment of Key Requirements, Criteria and Major Decisions until November 24

Late on Friday afternoon, after most public delegations had presented, the only outstanding official document of the Lansdowne Partnership Plan (“Document 27”) was released. It dealt with much of the subjects that have come under the scrutiny by Councillors, interested heritage bodies and the public at large.

It proposes that most of the outstanding and contentious issues be deferred until “Stage 1” that will come before Council on November 24th 2010. It also deferred a key condition that OSEG and Staff were to fulfill to allow the June 28th vote to go forward. The comprehensive master site plan and an independent third party peer review of that plan are still missing. That is now not being done until November 24th.

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Architecture professor wants world-class park

Janine Debanné is an associate professor at the Carleton University School of Architecture. Read her perspective on the design proposals for Lansdowne Park (available in French only).

La professeure agrégée en architecture à l’Université Carleton, Janine Debanné, avise les conseillers d’Ottawa de son expertise en aménagement paysager pour la revitalisation du parc Lansdowne.

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Lansdowne Park: What’s it to us?

Councillor Jacques Legendre of Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward presented his views on the Lansdowne Park proposal in his 2010 Annual Report to his constituents.

A Public Legacy: Let’s Not Squander It

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Video from Friends of Lansdowne Public Meeting

Carlington eNews has posted a special video capture of the Friends of Lansdowne public meeting held June 17th at the Civic Centre. Have a look here at the different segments.
 

Lansdowne Live – Going the Whole Nine (Ten) Yards

Lorne Cutler, P.Eng MBA, is an Ottawa-based independent financial consultant.
Mr. Cutler gave the following presentation to City Council June 24, 2010.

Key Financial Issues

  • Is the Lansdowne Live model truly revenue neutral and will it taxpayers’ exposure be limited as indicated?
  • What is the impact of TIF financing?
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Implications of Document 27 - Backgrounder

Provided by Kitchissippi Ward Councillor Christine Leadman.

On June 25th 2010 after public delegations had finished, City Staff released Document 27 of the Lansdowne Partnership Plan in advance of the June 28th vote by Council.

Document 27 defers the contentious and outstanding elements required for the June 28th vote by Council to “Stage 1” approvals. In the document it notes, “The first stage approval will provide a comprehensive master site plan that will reflect key plan refinements to achieve integration and will set out associated conditions that would be the basis for more detailed design development.”

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Conversion of public space into private place denounced

Tim Lash is a consultant in strategies for sustainability; his professional degree is Environmental Studies, York University. He has lived in Charlottetown, Montreal, Malawi, Vancouver, and Toronto. He's now a long-time resident of Ottawa. Read his viewpoint on the development planned for Lansdowne here.

 
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