Quorum and attendance roster at city of Toronto "public consultations"

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So I've had my doubts about the city's consultations (with developers, planners, councillors, and the broader public) for at least a few years. High on my list is a feeling that nobody tells me anything, and then when it comes down to the nitty gritty the stuff I see is often spotty - witness the way the Ward 16 councillor announced the "open house" (more like a closed door meeting) about the demolition of 1 Deauville Lane with like, a 24 hour notice from his private McServer in the middle of the biggest winter storm in decades. Later, at the "public consultation" the architect waxed about the bus service along Deauville Lane (um, no - certainly not during the snowed-in during a record snowfall, open house!) and how it takes you to the Crosstown LRT and the Ontario Line - neither of which go to Food Basics say, or the Shops at Don Mills or Fairview Mall.

Attendance is often poor at these things. I have tried to tie this into what seems to be a near-complete absence of advertising. And what constitutes quorum??? At the Feb. 27, 2023 I believe it was, virtual (highly constrained Webex) "consultation" about putting a 52-storey condominium style building beside #7 St. Dennis Drive across from the Science Centre and the elevated railway. (In this scenario the station for the railway will be on the other side of the street.)

See also these pictures from the real estate industry circa 2025. The view is towards the north-east. The CPR swath just north of Wynford Drive is suggested by a purple arrow. The red dotted line denotes the path of a planned elevated railway.

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The consultation around the idea of skyscraper condos on the golf course (#155 St. Dennis Dr.)

With this much change in total why does the city not take a more "global" view of area development, as that lady suggested at the March 3, 2025 town hall meeting at Don Mills Collegiate... I have suggested that what she was asking for was a more holographic, detailed overview.

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(Other notes) lobbyists

letter to the planner(s)


To be continued.