On Wednesday, January 13, the City put residents on notice that the Forest Park Development, will in some form, become a reality. While we may lobby City Hall and the Planning Department with every legitimate argument, the reality is that the Province and the City are hungry for development. Even if the City accepts our plea to nix this development, it will go to OMB (Ontario Municipal Board) and, in all probability, it will get the green light.
The province is pushing municipalities to look for the opportunity to increase density in areas that could accommodate some intensification, and that already have transportation and other infrastructure. Mississauga is looking for new revenue streams, and new development equals more revenue. City representatives came to the meeting and told us that from their perspective Ward 3 has all the right services in place to move forward with encouraging new development.
Mississauga is looking at development in every potential space they can identify for intensification. This includes the land around Rockwood Mall, The Kingsbury Plaza and every apartment building with some currently unused land.
Intensification of plaza property may be anything from adding residential units in the parking lot to tearing down the existing plaza and replacing it with retail, condos above the stores, and possibly satellite buildings or town homes. This is currently underway at Humbertown Plaza in Etobicoke at Royal York and Dundas. Adding new development around existing apartment buildings is exactly what is planned for Forest Park and what has already been approved for 1315 Bough Beeches.
If by some chance we win the “battle” over Forest Park, it looks like OMB may win the “war” again.
As always, we welcome your comments, questions and any concerns you may wish to share in over 3,000 newsletters distributed quarterly in your Rockwood neighborhood, please forward your information to rha.executive@gmail.com.
The province is pushing municipalities to look for the opportunity to increase density in areas that could accommodate some intensification, and that already have transportation and other infrastructure. Mississauga is looking for new revenue streams, and new development equals more revenue. City representatives came to the meeting and told us that from their perspective Ward 3 has all the right services in place to move forward with encouraging new development.
Mississauga is looking at development in every potential space they can identify for intensification. This includes the land around Rockwood Mall, The Kingsbury Plaza and every apartment building with some currently unused land.
Intensification of plaza property may be anything from adding residential units in the parking lot to tearing down the existing plaza and replacing it with retail, condos above the stores, and possibly satellite buildings or town homes. This is currently underway at Humbertown Plaza in Etobicoke at Royal York and Dundas. Adding new development around existing apartment buildings is exactly what is planned for Forest Park and what has already been approved for 1315 Bough Beeches.
If by some chance we win the “battle” over Forest Park, it looks like OMB may win the “war” again.
As always, we welcome your comments, questions and any concerns you may wish to share in over 3,000 newsletters distributed quarterly in your Rockwood neighborhood, please forward your information to rha.executive@gmail.com.
This article was originally published in the Spring 2016 issue of the Rockwood Homeowners' Association quarterly newsletter, The Rockwood Times.
