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Invest in Your Community
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Become a Community League
Member!
Last Updated
03/08/2010
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Next Community League Meeting
September 6th
7-9:00pm
Everyone Welcome !!!
Next Newsletter Edition
September...Deadline September 6th
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What's New
Membership form
Updated
Exec list
For 2010-11
Latest
Newsletter
You Can Help!!!
In a regular position or for just a few hours...
call any of the people below for more info
Bill Fish (President)
437-6714
Dale Somerville (Treasurer)
434-1032
Tom Schroepfer (Social) 432-0910
Harvey Guhl (Athletic Park)
780-438-8226
Community Meetings are
the 1st Monday of each month Everyone
Welcome
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Lendrum Athletic Park
   
The following areas are available for
use through the upcoming season:
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1 Full Size Soccer field (book 1/3,
1/2, or full field)
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2 Mini Soccer fields
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1 Baseball Diamond
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2 Movable 12' Kwik Goals
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2 Movable 18' Kwik Goals
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Cinder track area (275 meters)
Formal bookings need be done through
the City of Edmonton Parks & Rec
For co-ordination of events please call
Harvey Guhl at 780-504-7046 or email at
athleticpark@lendrumliving.com
Please be aware that permanent goal areas are closed
to practice and casual play ... please call Harvey to arrange
use of our portable goals. By keeping non game activities
away from the goal areas we will have the best chance of
maintaining these fields at their highest possible level.
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A Huge
Thankyou to our
Soccer coordinators…
Xanthe
Loyer & Jo Grelowski will be looking after
coordination of all aspects of our 2010 program.
If you have any questions or suggestions please
feel free to contact them via Email or Phone.
soccer@lendrumliving.com
Xanthe
Loyer (780)433-3627
Jo Grelowski
(780) 465-7079
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Left Turns on 111 St.
The following intersections allow
a left turn during the green arrow only:
• 51 Avenue (all directions) • 49 Avenue (southbound
left turn only) • 43 Avenue (northbound left turn only)
Left turn method:
• Stay left when turning. • Do not wait or stop in intersection
— you MUST clear intersection during green arrow display.
The following intersections allow
a left turn during green arrow and solid green ball:
• 57 Avenue (northbound left turn only) • 54 Avenue (northbound
left turn only) • 29 Avenue (Saddleback Road) (southbound
left turn only)
Left turn method:
• Stay left when turning. • Waiting (in intersection)
for a gap in the opposing through traffic allowed. •
Left-turn must be completed during clearance interval of
through traffic.
All intersections and movements that have not been identified
above allow a left turn during solid green ball.
Left turn method: • Stay left when
turning. • Waiting (in intersection) for a gap in the
opposing through traffic allowed. • Left turn must be
completed during clearance interval of through traffic.
Ultimate Configuration
Please note that while these guidelines apply right now,
as construction continues, changes to the left turns will
occur over the 2009 construction season.
When construction is complete and the intersections are
at their ultimate configuration ALL left turns along 111
Street will be allowed during the green arrow display only
as the tracks must always be clear of vehicles.
If you have any questions, please
call the LRT Projects information line at 780.496.4874.
For larger maps, please visit www.edmonton.ca/LRTprojects
and follow the links to South LRT Construction. There have
been a considerable number of queries about how to navigate
the left turns in all directions along 111 Street during
construction. With the wider LRT median and new signal lights
many people are understandably confused. Many people stop
as they are making a north or southbound left turn when
they see the red east/west traffic light. To resolve this
issue, angled traffic fixtures will be temporarily installed
at all corners to guide drivers through the left turn.
Refer to these indicators when making a left turn.
For example, if you see a green arrow, please proceed
to complete your left turn. Or, if you see a solid green
ball, yield to the oncoming through traffic.
Intersection guidelines are also painted on the pavement
to direct vehicles along the correct path.
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Lendrum Place Neighborhood Renewal
As part of the
2009/2010 Construction Program, the Capital Construction
Department has approved that Lendrum Place undergo neighborhood
renewal.
Construction activities in Lendrum Place
include: reclamation of the roadway, an upgrade to street
lighting, and reconstruction of sidewalks, curbs, and gutters.
Please note alley renewal is not part of this project.
As part of the renewal project, the City is including reconstruction
of existing sidewalks through a 50/50 property owner/City
cost share Local Improvement tax levy. To see excerpts
from the actual open house follow these 4 links:
Neighborhood Renewal Overview (Feb-2)
Construction Process
Local Improvement Process
Lendrum Place Project Scope
Lendrum Neighborhood Renewal Link
   
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50/50 Sidewalk
Reconstruction Revised Rates.....a
letter from Councillor Bryan Anderson
To
Lendrum residents:
Don
Iveson and I were unable to attend the public information
meeting Monday, Feb. 2nd due to a regular Council
public hearing, scheduled from 1:30 – 9:30 pm, that included
a very important bylaw on secondary suites. A number
of amendments that were passed and defeated were one vote
decisions and our attendance was necessary.
On
Thursday, Feb. 5th, we met with City staff involved
in the Lendrum neighbourhood renewal project and debriefed
the Monday meeting. It became apparent that several
neighbourhood concerns needed to be addressed. The
first was opposition to the cost share model (50/50) for
sidewalk replacement. Second, the use of 2008 tender prices
to establish a per meter cost for the estimated value of
sidewalk replacement in Lendrum. Third, concern about
inadequate time to complete the opposition petition.
We
expressed opposition to the use of last year’s tender prices
because recent City tenders were coming in significantly
lower than anticipated. Our Administration agreed
to make sure that the unit price proposed would reflect
the cost of doing this kind of work in 2009, which resulted
in the 2009 unit rate for the sidewalk local improvement
tax levy being revised.
The per metre
rate listed in your January 15, 2009 notices was based on
an average of actual 2008 sidewalk reconstruction costs.
In order to create a more equitable solution for property
owners, your City Councillors requested that the local improvement
levy be re-evaluated for Lendrum Place and Meadowlark Park
neighbourhoods.
The revised unit rates are
as follows:
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Original Rate
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Revised Rate
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Cash Cost
per assessable metre
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$246.49
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$155.03
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Unit Rate
per assessable metre
per annum for 20 years
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$20.94
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$11.88
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These revised
rates are based on the results of the Meadowlark Park tender
which closed on February 26, 2009. The old costs for
a typical 50' lot was $319.13/year for 20 years or $3756.51
cash cost. The new rate is $181.05/year for 20 years
(a 42% reduction) or $2362.66 cash cost (a 37% reduction).
The interest rate used to borrow project money has been
reduced from 5.685% to 4.463%. This is the approximate
change for the average Lendrum Place property owner.
All Lendrum
Place property owners were re-notified and local improvement
notices were mailed out on March 9, 2009.
Petitions
for the original January 15, 2009 local improvement notices
are no longer valid. Property owners who previously
petitioned against the local improvement will have to do
it again, using the new rate. We realize that
this may be an inconvenience to those who wish to petition
again, however, this is a huge benefit to the majority of
property owners in Lendrum Place who support sidewalk reconstruction.
If you have
any questions regarding the new rates, please do not hesitate
to give us a call.
Bryan K. Anderson
Don Iveson
Councillor,
Ward 5
Councillor, Ward 5
(780) 496-8130
(780) 496-8132
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Street Light Upgrade...

Dear
Neighbour:
You would have received a notice in the mail from the
City of Edmonton informing you that starting in the spring
of this year our roads, curbs, sidewalks and street lights
will be rehabilitated. This is a very positive development
that will enhance our community and keep Lendrum an attractive
place to live.
All the street lights in the community will be replaced
as part of the project. In order to keeps costs down, the
City uses a very ordinary one-piece street light (called
a “davit”) made of galvanized steel and left unpainted.
The Community League Board is concerned that these street
lights will not be attractive on our newly rehabilitated
streets and won’t be in keeping with the character and unique
charm of Lendrum. The Community League executive and Civics
committee has worked with the City and EPCOR to find an
alternative that is more decorative than the basic davit
but still within a reasonable cost to homeowners.
We are pleased that Lendrum homeowners have the opportunity
to “upgrade” the street lights to something that is much
nicer than the basic davit and will certainly help preserve
the character and attractiveness of Lendrum. Pictures of
both the basic davit and the proposed upgraded street light
are shown at the end of this letter – more detailed colour
pictures will be available on the community league website:
www.lendrumliving.com.
Crestwood community recently opted for this upgrade.
We encourage you to visit Crestwood to experience how this
upgraded lighting can dramatically improve the character
of a community with forethought and vision. Crestwood is
located east of 149 Street, from 95 Avenue, north to Summit
Drive.
However, because this is an upgrade over the basic street
light, residents in the community will have to pay the cost
for the portion that is considered the upgrade to the nicer
lights. The upgrade cost will be charged to individual homeowners
through their property taxes. Each homeowner’s cost will
be based on the assessable number of metres of sidewalk
(a 50-foot sidewalk is about 15m). Homeowners will have
a choice of paying a one-time charge or having it amortized
and paid through property taxes over 15 years. Based on
current projections, the costs for the upgraded street lights
will be approximately $37.12 per metre if paid as a one
time cash cost (which would be about $565.75 for a typical
15 metre wide lot) or about $73.60 per metre for 15 years
(which would be about $73.60 per year for a typical 15 metre
wide lot). Prices charged to homeowners will be based on
the actual costs incurred but will not exceed these preliminary
projections.
In order for the City to proceed to the next step in
their process they require evidence that the homeowners
of the Community support the upgrade. This is done by having
a majority of the homeowners sign an Expression of Interest.
Community volunteers will be available at Community League
building during the Winter Festival event on March 1 to
answer questions and provide you with the opportunity to
sign the Expression of Interest. If you are unable to
attend the Winter Festival, members of the Civics Committee
and other community volunteers will be calling on all the
homes in the community between late February and mid-March
to give residents the chance to endorse the upgrade by signing
the Expression of Interest.
The Community League hopes you will support this upgrade
to the street lights in our community when a volunteer comes
to your door. The rehabilitation project is considered
to have at least a 50-year life so this is truly a once
in a lifetime opportunity to add to the value of the road
and sidewalk rehabilitation and further enhance the character
and appeal of Lendrum as a desirable community to live in.
If you have any questions or comments feel free to call
any of the members of the Civics Committee:
Gail Faurschou (780) 436-4361
Gary Yaskowich (780) 432-1029
Mike Kuntz (780)
438-4818
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Character Counts Now And Especially In Our Future...
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New Unpainted Galvanized
Style Shown Above... New Upgraded Styles Shown Below
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The UofA South Campus…
one day
will service up to 30,000 students
The Lendrum Community League is soliciting input
on several recent developments that will affect Lendrum’s
future in significant ways. These include the specific form
that the future University of Alberta South Campus will
take to accommodate, one day, up to 30,000 students. While
many of us think the University can be an excellent and
exciting neighbour, we are also worried that a few bad decisions
could compromise our neighbourhood permanently. More traffic,
speeding, noise pollution, temporary residents and high
density, high turnover housing, sororities and fraternity
housing, and big box housing, will all affect what might
be called the child, family, senior friendly lifestyle of
Lendrum. How much change can we/should we be expected to
tolerate? Is Lendrum worth fighting for? We would like to
hear from you.
LENDRUM: A unique community worth preserving? We
would like comments on this section. Please email
civics@lendrumliving.com
or drop a comment into the Community League mailbox.
Lendrum is a middle-class neighbourhood that was originally
part of an award winning urban design combining small family
single houses with a group of low rise-apartments on one
side, and a local strip mall with limited shopping on another.
This along with three schools, churches and a senior care
home have given the neighbourhood a degree of diversity
and self-sufficiency beyond the purely bedroom model suburb.
Lendrum’s central park, playground and sports fields have
been an important focal point of the community. Now partly
located in the new dry pond, they also include a shared
running track with the schools and a walking trail. While
Lendrum does not have access to the River Valley, the University
farm has been hugely popular for walking, running and biking.
In the past, the traditional borders on the South and West
side (School for the Deaf and University Farm) have prevented
traffic from cross cutting directly through the neighbourhood
in North/South or East/West directions. While not as much
of an enclave as Belgravia, or any of the river valley neighbourhoods,
we have nevertheless had a local traffic only policy except
for access to our schools. However, recent disruptions and
increasing traffic along all arteries have meant that diagonal
and circular crossing are now a problem. This could become
significantly worse.
The average size of house at 1200 square feet has attracted
both those groups who want a community setting for young
families before moving to a larger house, and most importantly
a large group of people who have decided the benefits of
a smaller house and lot outweigh the attraction of more
space. This latter point, along with the traditional garage
at the back, is probably one of the secrets of Lendrum’s
popularity, something shared with other similar older neighbourhoods.
This neighbourhood design has been highly successful
in creating a diverse, quiet family oriented enclave where
a high value is placed on knowing one’s neighbours. This
has even been true with the low-rise apartment buildings
that accommodate smaller families, singles, seniors and
people in transition who desire a quieter location than
they find in denser urban neighborhoods. It also provides
a feeling of belonging for apartment dwellers that want
to be connected with a smaller community where one can be
recognized if they wish. We think most people would agree
that Lendrum provides and excellent community experience
where the “whole” is greater than just the sum of its parts.
Our friendly street culture, the number of block parties,
and the participation in the Community League and its events,
testifies to the desire to be acquainted with each other
and to invest time in our mutual well-being. It has often
been expressed that the safety and happiness of our children
and seniors depends on all of us keeping an eye out for
each other. As the most famous Canadian/American urban sociologist,
Jane Jacobs stated in her book The Death and Life of Great
American Cities, “eyes on the street” are our key to safety,
community and the upkeep of shared common spaces. Other
examples include the recent “knowsy neighbours” program
in Aspen Gardens, which we may adopt, to help make women’s
safety a priority.
The community league has always endeavored to reach out
to all groups who wish to enhance our spirit of community
and ensure that everyone is kept up to date, whether they
pay membership fees or not. Acting as representatives of
the community, the League is committed to positive change,
multicultural diversity, new ideas, progress, and forward-thinking,
balanced development. The League’s role is also to warn
the community about potential deterioration from poorly
planned development, and development that will profoundly
transform the community as it exists. As a grassroots organization,
the League depends on members to participate when they can.
Currently, the League executive believes two impending
developments have the potential to transform our community
beyond those already in progress i.e. the LRT, the expansion
of Southgate and surrounding high-rises, the potential Westcorp
high-rise on 51st Ave. and potential redevelopment of the
rest of the grassland strip on 51st. We have outlined these
below.
Issue #1: Transformation of 60th Ave into major access
route for South Campus.
60th Ave is currently slated to become the main service
entrance, parkade entrance, roundabout entrance and potential
LRT drop off entrance or even residence entrance for the
South Campus. The University will be hosting an open house
on November 18 regarding its future plans. These plans are
moving ahead quickly and construction of two residence buildings
and paved roads are slated to begin soon. Please attend
the Open house for greater discussion on this. (See Newsletter
Bulletin)
The Community League’s position is that that 60th Ave
is the poorest choice for an entrance to the South Campus.
All the other sides of this campus are roadways with direct
access to the Campus. Why open up our neighbourhood to further
stress and disruption when it is not necessary? The entire
length of 119th St. and 51 Ave. could support several entrances
and Fox Drive is the obvious entrance for the Saville Center
and Foote Field. The university has promised 24hr. public
parking prohibitions on our streets but this will not address
the increased traffic volume, noise and legions of lost
cars in our neighbourhood seeking the campus entrance.
Issue #2 concerns the City of Edmonton’s secondary
suite policy, which will be instituted citywide. However,
given the development of the South Campus, Lendrum will
feel its effects more than most other neighbourhoods.
Secondary Suite with separate entrance either in house
or on second floor of garage.
While all community leagues on the south side accept
that secondary suites in owner occupied houses can help
increase urban density, all the very same leagues are opposed
to allowing absentee landlords to create such suites or
transform existing houses into effective duplexes. While
we accept the City’s goal of increasing density by allowing
owners to rent out a suite in their house or garage, we
think it is imperative that the owner lives on the property
or at the very least, lives in the community.
a) This ensures that owners share a stake in their
community with their neighbours and will exercise care and
concern with respect to both the tenants’ and their own
property.
b) Absentee landlords rarely contribute time or energy
to their community’s well being and often hire management
companies to buttress them from the community as well as
tenants. We feel that part of the smart choices plan should
emphasize "Location" in all its senses.
c) In Vancouver this same policy led to the buying
up of houses by numbered companies that then replaced the
existing house with a “Vancouver special”, a big box duplex
that was then managed by a rental company. These buildings
were put up as cheaply as possible with no concern for the
surrounding houses. Such companies, more often than not,
treated their tenants merely as sources of revenue, which
resulted in high turnover. As a result, many tenants were
not highly invested in their neighbourhood. Vancouver may
have achieved greater density, but its middle class neighbourhoods
paid the price, becoming more anonymous and transient. Of
course, we believe there are benefits to density but only
when the newly “densified” are also participants and stakeholders
in the long-term health and vitality of their neighbourhood.
d) Strathcona county has mandated that suites be
developed only in owner occupied houses. So far no one has
challenged this code although it is not part of the municipal
by-laws. We need to insist Edmonton change these bylaws.
Good planning recognizes that successful neighbourhoods
are not just a collection of houses or apartments where
people eat and sleep, but are also communities where people
develop a fabric of interconnected and supportive relationships.
There are so many places in a city like Edmonton where one
can go to be anonymous but precious few places where city
dwellers can be recognized and acknowledged and feel they
are "at home." We think we can be a great neighbour to the
university, we just don't want to be its extended "transition
zone". In fact, as an delightful mature neighbourhood where
everyday life can be observed in our front yards and not
just in the "back", we will probably be an attractive place
for people to take a break from institutional surroundings
and stroll through our lovely streets, walking paths and
park. Help us plan for a positive outcome -- email, write
our newsletter, and attend the University open house to
make your views heard on 60 th ave. We also want to hear
your views on the secondary suite policy so we can present
a position paper to the City of Edmonton in the near future.
And if there is anything else let us know.
Gail Faurschou
Lendrum Community League.
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Neighbourhood Parks
“ going
from good to great takes a community! “
“I live in a old neighbourhood and I’m wondering how
I can help to improve the green spaces ?” This is a common
question around neighbourhoods –especially during those
beautiful long summer days when everybody is looking for
a place to relax and enjoy a little bit of summer. Whether
you have kids and are looking for a playground, or would
just prefer to find a nearby park for a leisurely walk or
to kick a ball around – chances are, there is a neighbourhood
park not too far from where you live.
When a site has been designated as parkland, it usually
falls into one of three categories – a neighbourhood park,
a district park, or a city park. “Why does all this really
matter? We just want to make our park better!”
Making your neighbourhood park a better place takes community!
Neighbourhood parks can be enhanced through a unique program
called the Neighbourhood Park Development Program (NPDP).
In 1983, NPDP was developed by Edmonton Community Services
in response to the pace and level of park development. The
NPDP program is now a cornerstone of park development in
the City of Edmonton. The program is in place to “guide,
facilitate, and support the creation of special places for
neighbourhood play, wellness and learning through the development
of active partnerships with the community.”
In the City of Edmonton all parks are developed to a
standard base level. This base level includes grading, leveling
and seeding of the site and putting in the sports fields.
Installation of sportsfield fixtures will usually occur
about two years after the seeding – enough time for the
grass to take hold. A planting plan will also be developed,
and the trees and shrubs will usually get put in within
the first two years. The NPDP program exists to give communities
the opportunity and resources to add enhancements, such
as playgrounds, to a park site. Though some of the park
site such as sports fields, and school lands is pre-determined,
a neighbourhood park has areas where the community’s creativity
comes into play.--
“How does the NPDP program fit in?”
Most NPDP projects start with a small group of residents
that want to see some changes in their local park. The first
step is to approach the Community League. The Community
League and the park project committee will work hand in
hand with the City towards creating a unique space for your
neighbourhood park. An NPDP project can take any where from
1 to 3 years depending on the size and complexity of the
project. It is a partnership approach with a variety of
resources and grants supplied by the City. The Community
park development committee takes a lead role throughout
the length of the project. Park enhancements and the design
process are based partly on a neighbourhood needs assessment
and a series of open houses and working group meetings.
The enhancements can include trails, benches, a playground,
naturalization, gazebos, signs, community gardens and more!
Parks are for people of all ages and optimally for
all seasons. They are places for play, relaxation,
socialization and a variety of outdoor activities. If
you would like further information on the NPDP program,
and how to work with
your
Community League on this type of project, contact your
Community Recreation Coordinator –
Kate Russell 496-5915
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Neighbourhood Park
Development Program:
We need a group of people that want to
build on the improvements related to the new dry pond. Is
the right direction a major hall renovation complete with
large windows and a patio overlooking the drypond, another
volleyball court, improved play park features or an updated
water feature. Some and or all of these are possible but
we need a group of 3 or 4 volunteers to take on the planning.
If you are intrested in making Lendrum an even better place
to live call Gail at 436-4361 and ask how you can help planning
the redevelopment of the area directly adjacent to the hall.
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Secondary Suites ...
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On February 2nd,
Edmonton City Council passed Bylaw 15036 which relaxes
rules governing secondary suites, and allows garage
and garden suites. Secondary
suites (basement or above ground) will now be a permitted
use in every house. Previously, secondary
suites were restricted to specific locations. Now the
City “may exercise discretion” and allow Garage Suites
and stand- alone Garden Suites on corner lots, lots
fronting onto a service road, or backing onto a lane
adjacent to an arterial road, or lots adjacent to multiple
unit housing or a park. Community
Leagues and adjacent residents will not be notified
of applications for secondary suites, but they will
be notified of Garage and Garden Suites.
City Council considered EFCL’s recommendations,
presented at the Public Hearings in November and January,
to make secondary suites a discretionary use in owner-occupied
buildings, and review the rules around parking, along
with the height of garage suites.
City Council debated the issues, but in the end they
chose relaxed rules for development of “affordable rental
suites”.
However, Council did understand EFCL’s preference
for secondary suites in owner-occupied houses. A motion
was passed asking City Administration to report on the
option of tying the Cornerstone Grant Funding, for suite
construction, to owner-occupied sites.
Council also made a motion requiring City Administration
to report back to City Council in 2010 with a report
on the number of permits issued, the increase in the
number of affordable units, and concerns as a result
of Bylaw 10536.
EFCL believes that the concerns of its members should
also be reported to City Council in 2010. EFCL encourages
Community League members to monitor the development
of secondary, garden and garage suites over the next
year.
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University Farm - South Campus... Go Centre will be located
on South Campus
Spurred by the
demand for new community-based basketball, volleyball
and gymnastics facilities in Greater Edmonton, the
Edmonton Grads Basketball Centre, Ortona Gymnastics
Club and the Edmonton Volleyball Centre Society
have formed a unique partnership to build and operate
a non-profit facility called the GO Community Centre.
When complete, this multi-use facility will be a
premier Canadian wellness centre.
The GO Community
Centre will be located in south Edmonton. This 220,000
square foot facility will accommodate needs that
exist in the basketball, volleyball and gymnastics
communities. It will also be an affordable place
welcoming all Edmontonians.
Features...When complete, the GO Community
Centre will be a world-class facility for
all Edmontonians. Located under one giant
roof, features of this innovative facility
will include:
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4 triple gymnasiums;
12 basketball
courts, or 30 volleyball courts;
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a state of the art gymnastics centre
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a fitness/wellness centre;
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indoor child play areas;
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a walking track;
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food and beverage services; and,
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retail lease space for health related
services.
www.gocentre.com
for more info
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