01-27-2023, 08:55 PM
(01-27-2023, 02:41 PM)bravado Wrote: Is Rockway the one that barely pays any taxes or are my wires crossed?
You might be thinking of the Westmount Golf Club. They continue to be classed "Agricultural" in exchange for allowing public access to the property for things like cross-country skiing (and presumably other times of the year as well).
(01-27-2023, 03:54 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(01-27-2023, 01:03 PM)Joedelay Highhoe Wrote: It would be absolutely tragic to destroy Rockway golf course (a classic parkland style course designed by the great Stanley Thompson). For better or worse, golf is played on 18 hole courses and removing 3 of the holes would ruin the classic, nearly 100-year-old, design.
I'm sure it will happen some day, but there is SO much other land available. Pave over Rockway Gardens if you want to destroy a bunch of giant trees and landscaping. At least the golf course provides revenue for the city, and outdoor recreation for thousands of people each year.
Or better yet, don't destroy Kitchener's rare green spaces and build higher density buildings in city owned parking lots and/or abandoned and run-down commercial buildings.
The section of the golf course across Courtland is a later addition to the original course, is it not?
If anything, Courtland may have been pushed south through the property.