09-16-2014, 09:57 AM
Walter Street proposal deferred until after election
The development at 108 Walter Street in Kitchener stirred up a lot of discussion at last night's City of Kitchener council meeting.
Amongst opposition from residents, councillors have decided to defer the decision until the November 17 council meeting.
For Councillor Kelly Galloway, the timing of the deferral was not a coincidence. She seemed to think some members of council were fearful of upsetting residents so close to an election.
Galloway was in favour of the development stating “these are the types of developments we need going forward.” Mayor Carl Zehr supported her stating that the density is appropriate.
Zyg Janecki and Frank Etherington supported the deferral stating height was the issues. Janecki implied he would support the project if it was reduced by one floor.
While the height of the project was an issue, the design got positive reviews from both Bill Ioannidis and Paul Singh. Both supported waiting until November to make a decision.
The development at 108 Walter Street in Kitchener stirred up a lot of discussion at last night's City of Kitchener council meeting.
Amongst opposition from residents, councillors have decided to defer the decision until the November 17 council meeting.
For Councillor Kelly Galloway, the timing of the deferral was not a coincidence. She seemed to think some members of council were fearful of upsetting residents so close to an election.
Galloway was in favour of the development stating “these are the types of developments we need going forward.” Mayor Carl Zehr supported her stating that the density is appropriate.
Zyg Janecki and Frank Etherington supported the deferral stating height was the issues. Janecki implied he would support the project if it was reduced by one floor.
While the height of the project was an issue, the design got positive reviews from both Bill Ioannidis and Paul Singh. Both supported waiting until November to make a decision.