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Community members  surveyed  53% of the residences* to gather opinions on major design parameters for the proposed redevelopment: including building height, density, traffic, commercial strip and disposition of Silver Heights Park. Results of the survey were shared at a town hall meeting on October 3, 2006 at Assumption Parish Hall.  A delegation from the community will be delivering the results to city councilors and the mayor.

*Residents of Strathearn Heights, 4 other apartment blocks and Montgomery Legion have also been surveyed.

Process schedule

April 24 2006 Open House #1
May 6 Advisory committee meeting #1
May 29 Open House #2
June 26 Advisory committee meeting #2
August 2 Density and Height committee NOTES
August 8 Traffic Safety committee NOTES
August 15 Silver Heights Park  and Open Space Committee committee  NOTES  
August 20 Rockwell Investments Ltd and Strathearn Heights Ltd (both of Montreal) purchase 9518-87 St (the strip mall) for $1.95 million. Note, Ralph's Handimart has not been purchased and the owner is unwilling to sell.
never happened Shadow study committee  - Information  
never happened Commercial space committee 
September 23  Density and Height committee meeting #2 and advisory committee meeting #3 showing revised plan that was supposed to address community concerns about height, density, traffic, greenspace etc etc  Agenda    NOTES
October 3  Town Hall meeting presenting survey results and other information, open to all community members!
October 4 Developer's Open house #3 to present final design before formal DC2 submission to city     
October 30 Developer made a presentation to civic staff but no DC2 application was submitted

April-December

Pre-application Community Consultation (April-October  November December 2006 )

January 11 2007

Application submitted  to City December 18, 2006 and accepted January 11  There are no details of what was submitted  and no hearing date is set. Details will be posted on the City site.  City administration has not formally communicated ANYTHING regarding the application  to  the community. Meanwhile, Smart Choices programme is scrambling to get their policies established (story here). Stay tuned...

 

March 12

Notice sent to all property owners with opportunities to contact the Applicant or City Planner for information and to express views on proposal. If you are a property owner and you have not received the material in the mail, contact Kim Agar, City Planner, 496-2939 or by Email

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Technical review by City Departments and other Agencies (6 weeks minimum, likely complete 1st 2nd 3rd quarter 2007)

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Finalization of redevelopment concept based on input of different interests (applicant controls final concept)

June 28

Community Public Meeting , 3-9 PM Strathearn United Church

July 4 Community Public Meeting , 6-9 PM Strathearn United Church
July 5 Community Consultation for Land Use Planning

January  2008

Preparation of Bylaw and Administration Report (22 days prior to public hearing....)

January 3

Notice of public hearing sent to property owners and published in newspaper - all invited to speak at the Public Hearing at City Council

January  14

Alternate design proposal Town Hall meeting

January 21-25 Community League presents alternative design to developers and City Council members in 3 separate meetings

January 28
February 27

Public Hearing at City Council  - register to speak before council

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Decision made by City Council 

INFORMATION

Recent Press Clippings Keep them coming!

City information site relating to the apartment development SITE REMOVED, updated information here

Census data for Strathearn

1984 DC2 Zoning Document

Documents from the 1984 rezoning proposal (4 Mb .PDF format) 

Position Paper prepared by the community in 1984 

Press clippings from 1984  

Southeast Area Plan Consolidation (20 Mb) was approved by resolution of City Council February 1998 and signed off by Michael Phair, Strathearn Community League and others. The purpose of this plan is to prepare a comprehensive community plan to guide and coordinate future growth and development in the southeast. The Southeast Area Plan is intended to serve as a practical reference and comprehensive community plan to guide future growth, development and redevelopment in the southeast communities.

"Edmonton's mature neighborhoods" has now been formalized under the "umbrella" of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues P & D committee

A Neighbourhood "Quality of Life" ranking has been completed throughout the city. The Strathearn document is here, and the remainder of the city data can be found here. Some of the information is out of date, like the playground rating.

LINKS

Developer's website for proposal 

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