Viva Towns (19-41 Mill St) | 4 + 3fl | U/C

[tomh009]

OK, it's now clear to me where the resident complaints originated from: it appears that most of them were from the Victoria Park neighbourhood. Not adjacent, I think the closest houses would be several hundred metres away, and on the other side of a tall apartment building (and a proposed condo development). Nevertheless, it appears they were strongly opposed.

Neighbourhood association meeting minutes are here:
https://www.victoriaparkna.com/2021/05/1...-6th-2021/

Some selected quotes:

New developer proposal was approved by Council on April 26th.
The new proposal is greatly reduced from the original. There will be no affordable units.
New proposal is considered a big win by community residents.
No affordable units included in the new proposal which was of concern to some Counsellors.

It's clear that affordable housing was not a concern for them.

Wendy indicated that Kitchener has surpassed the province of Ontario’s minimum requirements for intensification.

The minimum is good enough, then?

Unanimous support for VPNA to have a Development Sub-Committee.
Peggy, Mario and Wendy volunteered to be on the Sub-Committee.
Development Sub-committee will:

• Develop terms of reference
  
• Finalize draft letter to City Planners
  

I expect there will be more organized opposition to development, intensification and affordable housing in the future for anything near the Victoria Park neighbourhood.