A meeting which will decide the fate of the old Brennan Pontiac location at 1860 Bayview is to be held Wednesday October 19, 2011. It is, of course, a hearing before the Ontario Municipal Board. Most members of the neighborhood and the Sherwood Park Residents’ Association are well aware of this. But the matter is of general concern. Many people may wish to have additional commercial activity in this area but the homeowners seem to have a point with respect to the present plan. Starbank Development Corp. has put forward a plan which appears to greatly overload the capacity of the land in question. Starbank is seeking to build on 88% of the site versus the allowable 33%, according to the residents. In a post to the Byford’s Blog they say “the current proposal for a two-storey retail with underground parking will allow a building mass with inadequate transition to the adjacent neighbourhood with no set-backs and a lack of streetscaping and landscaping. It promises to significantly increase the volume of trailers, trucks and cars on our streets. Streets that you use. Streets that your children use.” It’s interest to note that the posting also says that mediation is also being considered by both parties.
