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- Common Interest -
- Description:
- a group dedicated to keeping Future Bakery & Labyrinth's patios... raising awareness about the decisions that get made without our input!!... speak up!...
- Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
David
Hoicka
Save Future's Patio!
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- Name:
- Save Future's Patio!
- Category:
- Common Interest -
- Description:
- a group dedicated to keeping Future Bakery & Labyrinth's patios... raising awareness about the decisions that get made without our input!!... speak up!...
- Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
- News:
- here's a copy of an e-mail I received from councillor Adam Vaughan's office... he represents the ward the Annex is in...
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'Dear Residents,
On Monday, January 26, the new owners of Future Bakery and the Labyrinth Lounge, in cooperation with the Harbord Village Residents' Association (HVRA) and Councillor Vaughan, will be hosting a community meeting to discuss the establishments' patios. The new owners would like an opportunity to meet with the community to listen to concerns about the patios and brainstorm strategies to mitigate noise.
Date: Monday, January 26, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: The Walmer Centre, 188 Lowther Ave
In order to use the patios, the new owners of Future Bakery and the Labyrinth lounge must apply for a transfer of the patio licences. In the fall, the owners applied for a patio licence for the Labyrinth Lounge, and Councillor Vaughan objected to the transfer. As a result, City staff denied the application and notified the applicant.
Once the Councillor refuses an application, it is up to the applicant to file an appeal with the City. Once an appeal is filed, Toronto and East York Community Council (TEYCC) considers the request at a public meeting and will decide whether or not to approve the patio.
Councillor Vaughan is aware of the local neighbours' ongoing concerns about the operation of this patio and the concentration of activity at Brunswick and Bloor. We have been clear with the applicant that the Councillor will not support his application until the local neighbours are satisfied.
Documented feedback from the community will be necessary when and if an appeal is presented to TEYCC. This information is also important for coming to a common understanding with the business owner/applicant.
Those who are unable to attend the meeting on January 26 are invited to send their comments to our office at
councillor_vaughan@toronto.ca'
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This raises many questions;
when was this decision made?
who are these 'neighbours' to whom the councillor is referring?
what consultation was done with the community and when?
this decision was made without the knowledge of most of the people who live in the Annex or enjoy the patios at Brunswick & Bloor... they are a feature of the neighbourhood, they must be saved!...
DON'T LET SOMETHING HAPPEN IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT OUR CONSENT!
I've been to these kinds of meetings before and they normally attract no more than 35 old, white people complaining about anything and everything...
clearly, no effort was made to reach out to those in the area who work/go to school and aren't involved in these decisions...
no worries if you can't make the meeting, just send the councillor an e-mail with the words...
'SAVE THE PATIOS AT BRUNSWICK & BLOOR'
in the subject line...
copy & paste and send to the councillor at;
councillor_vaughan@toronto.ca
STOP ALLOWING OUR CITY TO BE CONTROLLED BY A MINORITY OF PEOPLE!... SPEAK UP & SAVE A NEIGHBOURHOOD LANDMARK!...
