Ballots have begun to arrive at North Leaside homes for voting by some estimated 3,000 eligible residents on whether to seal off the community from the west at Bayview Ave. It is apparent from a long thread of questions and comments on Leaside Community that many people are quite unaware of the pilot plan. It would close Glenvale Blvd., Broadway Ave. and Craig Crescent with concrete “jersey barriers.” All traffic in — and out — would have to find other routing. Many people in South Leaside are asking why they do not have ballots. But there is no such provision in the plan. Only North Leaside gets to vote. Comments range from whole-hearted support for the pilot. One man calls it “safety over convenience.” But many oppose the scheme and there are at least two comments about how the plan will isolate parents west of Bayview with children going to Northlea School. They would be forced to take their kids to Eglinton Ave and back up Rumsey to get to class. Leaside Community
