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Originally Posted by Jon Dalton
I personally think this project is fine but this open house ad stokes my deep rooted cynicism too much to take it more seriously than a PR cover-up disguised as community feedback. They pay an outside firm to hand out flyers and host an event at 5pm on a weekday that few working class people can make it to. They show a Google Maps screenshot instead of the then-available rendering of the proposed 24 storey building. When the criticism mounts they will bring up the results of this meeting showing lack of vocal opposition and cast the opponents as the usual suspects, NIBMYs and special interests. Hope it works out for them.
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This tactic worked for Councillor Farr and his developer friends at Vetco Holdings when they pushed approval of 467 Charlton through at an August GIC meeting when many Stinson residents were away on vacation, NIMBY labelling tactfully placed through his online media allies to boot. Can't fault Diamonte for trying a similar approach. The only difference is that the Tivoli development is far more appropriate for its site.