Community Council will next to consider the SmartCetnre Extension at 70 Wicksteed Ave on February 26, 2013 at 9.30 am. Members of Leaside Unite, the community group opposed to the size, content and traffic element of the development are asking residents to attend the meeting. Leaside Unite is trying to have the matter deferred to council’s April 9 meeting, to allow more time to study the staff report and consult with the community about the development. As well as asking for a deferral, the group will submit a petition at the meeting at North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St., with approximately 1,200 signatures against the current plan for the development. Residents who wish to comment on the application, but are unable to attend the meeting, can submit written comments to the city clerk by emailing nycc@toronto.ca or faxing 416-395-7337. Many people have been disappointed with the design and architecture of the original SmartCentre and speculation that the extension north of Wicksteed might contain a big box anchor like Walmart has generated opposition The irregular shape of the proposed development has led some to nickname it “the Salamander”
