General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

[tomh009]

But it's prime park realestate. I would still argue the land (at least some of it) has greater value to the public than it's mere dollar value.

Yes, it is. But the park could surely be expanded in the other direction for far less than $50M -- for example, by purchasing 168 West Ave and 152 Homewood Ave, which add up to almost 3.8 acres on the SW edge of Victoria Park. That would increase the park's size by about 10%.

And then there is the four-acre K-W Hydro property across West Ave, which is mostly parking lot ...