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PROPOSAL TO BUILD OVER PLOUFFE PARK
Summary
Recreation and Real Estate staff at the City of Ottawa are proposing major changes to Plouffe Park , the Plant Recreation Centre, and the lands at 1010 Somerset St. West. These changes include building over most of Plouffe park. These plans were developed without community input and are contrary to the City of Ottawa Official Plan for the neighbourhood.
Background
Starting in 2014, local residents, business owners, land owners, developers, and City staff worked together over seven years to develop the Corso Italia Station District Secondary Plan (CISDSP), balancing the needs and interests of all parties. In February 2021, City Council approved the plan to implement the
agreed vision. This plan sets out to maintain Plouffe Park and add more than one hectare of additional park space in the adjoining 1010 Somerset Lands when it is developed. City staff are now proposing a different plan that does not follow the Official Plan; eliminates Plouffe Park almost immediately; does not provide an additional full one hectare of green space in the 1010 Somerset Lands; and then possibly only 7-10 years in the future.
Critical Issues
● The current concept design issued by the city staff would see most of Plouffe Park paved over for
new buildings and a road; contrary to the Official Plan.
● The plan would see Plouffe Park closed for new construction as early as 2024, without any
replacement park space opening until at least 2030.
● This neighbourhood is slated to see more than 25,000 new residents in the next 10 years.
● This neighbourhood already has the lowest per capita park space in the entire city.
● The survey created by City staff makes no mention that Plouffe Park would be paved over and limits space for real feedback from the community.
Please Take time to go to the Engage Ottawa survey for 1010 Somerset Lands and fill out the form using any space available to express your concerns about any plan which does not follow city plans and policy to preserve all our existing park space.
This information has been prepared by P4X a coalition of 5 community organizations:
Plant Pool Recreation Association;
Dalhousie Community Association;
Hintonburg Community Association;
Recreation Association of Hintonburg;
Somerset West Community Health Centre.
July, 17, 2023