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Sep 8, 2022 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
And we're back! Coun. Isitt with an amendment, this one 2nd-ed by Alto.
This would double cash-in-lieu contributions from developers who do not deliver on affordability options for #MMHI projects #yypoli
Amendment carries and Isitt has another one, this one lowering the height of #MMHI buildings to 8.5m for a flat roof, 9.5m for other roof types #yyjpoli
Sep 8, 2022 • 33 tweets • 17 min read
Mayor Lisa Helps is the first to deliver remarks on the Missing Middle initiative.
"This is a 2020 action in our strategic plan and it behooves us to finish our work,” she says #MMHI#yyjpoli
She then quotes Wayne Gretzky: You need to go where the puck will be not where the puck is, if you want to score a goal
Goal Victoria is trying to score with #MMHI is "more housing for more people in our community," Helps says #yyjpoli
Sep 6, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Contentious Selkirk five-storey gets approval 🏗
Esquimalt council unanimously approved a zoning bylaw amendment to allow TLA Developments to build a 46-unit five-storey at 815 and 825 Selkirk.
📸 815-825 Selkirk rendering from TLA proposal package.
This proposal was given its 3rd reading after a public hearing in June, at which Coun. Jane Vermeullen called it one of the most difficult deliberations in her career. "It’s definitely a controversial development," Vermeulen said at the time.