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Bonussing for energy and green buildings - can we do this?

27 octubre 2010

Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood life, Collingwood's municipal m...

Not sure if we have the planning and zoning authority that BC has, but this story from the Municipal Information Network has some ideas worth investigating in a local context:

City of North Vancouver Becomes First BC Municipality to Use Density Bonussing to Encourage Green Buildings Across the City

North Vancouver, October 27, 2010 -...

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Tags: Collingwood's Municipal Madness, development, growth 0 Comments

The West End Secondary Plan, Deferred

22 junio 2010

Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of getting your head around it, it was the age of reminiscing over past glories, it was the epoch of the rubber hitting the road, it was the epoch of meat and potatoes of the matter, it was the season of moving forward, it was the season of closed door meetings, it was the spring...

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Tags: planning, development, West End, zoning, Collingwood's Municipal Madness 0 Comments

Steve Assaff replies to the mayor's web site comments

08 abril 2010

Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m...

I received a nine-page letter today from Steve Assaff, today, responding to comments on the mayor's website about the Admiral Collingwood project.

Steve, as many of you know, is the would-be developer of the downtown Admiral Collingwood project. That was supposed to be the jewel of the downtown - commercial and residential infill growth,...

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Tags: Collingwood Municipal Madness, development, Admiral Collingwood, Assaff 1 Comments

Parking cost increases proposed

19 septiembre 2009

Posted by Ian Chadwick

[font="Verdana"][indent]Our parking committee has made several suggestions that will both affect the downtown and future development throughout the town, and I think many are bad for Collingwood.

On page 136 of [url="http://www.collingwood.ca/files/Sept14_CouncilAgendaPkg.pdf" ]Monday's...

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