Saskatoon Construction - Page 101

shmakim · #**2001** Posted **Sep 14, 2007, 4:33 PM**

So, Monday is the great city council meeting to review the Lake Placid proposal. Are these the meetings I can watch on Shaw channel 10? Anybody know when they are? I'm keen to hear the discussion.

Also, I notice some comments in the S-P "sound off" section, warning that the city should build it before the naysayers / "people against everything" / small thinkers etc etc etc shoot it down. Shoot it down? How do they do this? I assume before anything, the city will put it to open houses and such to get everybody's point of view before building, but who gets a project like this shut down, if city council is in favour of it? And how? And how can a group (nudge nudge) lobby in favour of it? I'm not so familiar with how all this stuff works.

Enlighten me, please. And thanks.

swilley · #**2002** Posted **Sep 14, 2007, 5:38 PM**

I am not sure anyone could stop this if council approved it... unless a (dare I say) plebiscite stopped the sale of land. I am sure the majority of Saskatoonians want to see something built. Only a handful would really want this land empty for another 25 years until something of their liking came along... I am sure it will be unanimously approved.

BTW, yes Shaw is the channel to wach monday night.

ReginaGuy · #**2003** Posted **Sep 14, 2007, 6:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by shmakim

So, Monday is the great city council meeting to review the Lake Placid proposal. Are these the meetings I can watch on Shaw channel 10? Anybody know when they are? I'm keen to hear the discussion.

Also, I notice some comments in the S-P "sound off" section, warning that the city should build it before the naysayers / "people against everything" / small thinkers etc etc etc shoot it down. Shoot it down? How do they do this? I assume before anything, the city will put it to open houses and such to get everybody's point of view before building, but who gets a project like this shut down, if city council is in favour of it? And how? And how can a group (nudge nudge) lobby in favour of it? I'm not so familiar with how all this stuff works.

Enlighten me, please. And thanks.

watch out, Saskatoon, she's coming for you

midnightrambler · #**2004** Posted **Sep 14, 2007, 7:48 PM**

I desperately want to see this proposal go ahead. I would also like to see the project on Broadway (Meridian), done as well. I think it is good that there is Condo renovations going on in the city as well, but the more important thing for Saskatoon is its economic base. I want to see, more than anything else, a large corporation build a 30 storey office tower in the city. This is possible in the next 10-20 years, and it is through the growth of our resource industries.

On another note, I think there is a sentiment among a certain element of the 'socialist' camp in Saskatoon that - as former University of Saskatchewan Proffessor J.R. Miller claimed - "Sky Scrapers Hide the Heavens."
http://www.amazon.com/Skyscrapers-Hide-Heavens-Indian-White-Relations/dp/0802081533

What should one make of this 'dilemma?'

There will be dissenting voices, as there always is, and a portion of the city will want to see the area as a big park. I am, however, not one of these people.

Echoes · #**2005** Posted **Sep 14, 2007, 10:42 PM**

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watch out, Saskatoon, she's coming for you

LMAO fear Neufeldt's wrath!

Dalreg · #**2006** Posted **Sep 15, 2007, 12:20 AM**

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watch out, Saskatoon, she's coming for you

I still can't believe the city let this landmark be demolished! Preserve our heritage!

jaysfan99 · #**2007** Posted **Sep 15, 2007, 12:48 AM**

I would rather have an empty hole in the ground. It makes Broadway look real good.

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I still can't believe the city let this landmark be demolished! Preserve our heritage!

1ajs · #**2008** Posted **Sep 15, 2007, 5:07 AM**

when was this anouced for you guys?

Jonitecture · #**2009** Posted **Sep 15, 2007, 7:10 AM**

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still can't believe the city let this landmark be demolished! Preserve our heritage!

i really wish they would just do something with that site...the building was a heritage building, but it wasnt anything particularly special. although i think a 13 story tower would be a little akward in that location...i say, 5 story modern with apartments on top and shops on street level, any other sugestions?

Dalreg · #**2010** Posted **Sep 15, 2007, 10:52 AM**

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i really wish they would just do something with that site...the building was a heritage building, but it wasnt anything particularly special. although i think a 13 story tower would be a little akward in that location...i say, 5 story modern with apartments on top and shops on street level, any other sugestions?

How about a sngle story paint store? Would fit in with the district.

jaysfan99 · #**2011** Posted **Sep 15, 2007, 1:42 PM**

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How about a sngle story paint store? Would fit in with the district.

Jonitecture · #**2012** Posted **Sep 15, 2007, 8:39 PM**

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How about a sngle story paint store? Would fit in with the district.

im not sure if you being sarcastic, but yes, i had nothing wrong with that building there, and i wish they hadnt torn it down to just leave a big hole

swilley · #**2013** Posted **Sep 15, 2007, 9:55 PM**

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when was this anouced for you guys?

about a week ago....

Dalreg · #**2014** Posted **Sep 16, 2007, 1:55 AM**

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im not sure if you being sarcastic, but yes, i had nothing wrong with that building there, and i wish they hadnt torn it down to just leave a big hole

Sorry I think the empty lot is a better fit than that old eyesore.

Different topic:

What is actually under construction right now in the downtown?

joelpiecowye · #**2015** Posted **Sep 16, 2007, 4:38 PM**

riverlanding area and new midtown food court i dont really know what else

Jonitecture · #**2016** Posted **Sep 17, 2007, 12:42 AM**

king groerge, second avenue lofts, the rumely building to name a few others

joelpiecowye · #**2017** Posted **Sep 17, 2007, 3:23 AM**

just curious, what is the lump being built for the persephone for? there is no windows or anything on it does anyone know? also do you think it is on track its supposed to be completed by the begining of january

http://www.meewasin.com/common/pdfs/development/current_applications/Persephone-elev.pdf

also i found this on our airport website

http://www.yxe.ca/about/pdf/business_plan_05-09.pdf

it says it plans to expand our terminal and make expand the run ways for the planes by 09 did any one hear about this, and if they did could they tell a bit whats happening?

1ajs · #**2018** Posted **Sep 17, 2007, 4:14 AM**

this?

Ruckus · #**2019** Posted **Sep 17, 2007, 5:01 AM**

Heard about expanding the runways (no Canada Remembers Air Show next year) and the parking lot expansion is fairly complete from what I have seen. I did not know about terminal expansion, a nice addition to Saskatoon NW development...Hampton residential, Hampton industrial and expanding Airport industrial (McNab Park).

Fully built out no later then 2015.

Ruckus · #**2020** Posted **Sep 17, 2007, 5:07 AM**

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this?

Nice visuals, I was going to ask where you found them...Airport website