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December 8th, 2020 Public Hearing
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December 8th, 2020 Public Hearing – Vancouver’s Secret Santa Offers A 110 Million Dollar Benefit, While Marpole Rental Homes Hope To Avoid City Council’s Naughty List
Public Hearing – December 8th, 2020
Whether you were raised to celebrate the festivities at this time of year, or come from a different background, I think we can all feel a little joyful that this year is almost over. In fact, this will be the last public hearing this year, although city council still has to finish hearing the final item from last weeks meeting. Which is kind of ironic, as they’ve previously voted to delay making a decision on this night’s last application too.
However, Hannah and I don’t expect Item #3 to draw much public opposition, as the plan to replace TransLink’s former bus storage yard will provide over 110 million dollars in community benefits. In addition to a large cash payout, daycare, and 2 acre park, there will also be over 1,000 homes split between a healthy mix of strata, rental, middle income, and social housing. All that seems to be missing is a partridge in a pear tree.
In contrast, Item #2’s aspiration to restore a fire damaged rental building with 66 new homes in Marpole has drawn substantial opposition. The fear expressed about rental vagrants gathering in their lane has left Hannah and I feeling as stunned as parents who were caught sneaking a cookie from Santa Claus on Christmas morning. Yet, the questions from the city-led open house reveal the primary concern is how it will effect the neighbouring single-family homes.
City council proved that was a key-consideration for them when they cut back a proposal one block south of Item #4 at the first public hearing following the 2018 civic election. Though this project is probably safer as it’s on the north side of East Broadway, city staff aren’t taking any chances. Shifting some of these homes away from the quieter streets, and towards the arterial traffic will pacify most critics, but we expect a vocal few will turn up regardless.
That sentiment will probably prove true for Item #1, but at a reduced scale since this update will better facilitate zero emissions residential buildings. Meanwhile Item #3 won’t draw a single voice, since it has been pulled from the night’s agenda. As for us, we plan to write a few more posts over the next couple weeks before we embrace a short-term hibernation until early January.
Backlash Expectations
Item #2 – 1325 West 70th Avenue – High
The amount of opposition to these rental homes has caught us completely off guard
Item #4 – 2406-2488 Garden Drive – Moderate
Buoyed by their previous success, some will try once again to convince council to scrap these homes
Item #5 – 949 West 41st Ave & 5469-5507 Willow St (Oakridge Transit Centre) – Low
There hasn’t been much criticism, and most of it is constructive, rather than critical
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