| It's Just Like Bay Beach! A Public Lake Front Property! Great View! Is Waverly Beach Park next to be developed into condos? |
| 244 Days Until Next Municipal Election (October 25, 2010) |
| The Crystal Beach STRAND Making Waves Since 2002 |
| Vol. VIII No.3A |
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| Lakefront Neighbourhood Association Inc. Locals in The Beaches win precedent-setting OMB case. Read More HERE. |
| Behold what Crystal Beach will look like if the rezoning is approved. Major disruption of live and businesses in Crystal Beach should this go through. So much for revitalization. |
| JOIN A NEW FACEBOOK GROUP: THE TOAD ZONE Get a Special Toad Zone Button Go To The Strand's Fowler's Toad Page |
| Desperate People Are Easily Manipulated See Page Four. |
| What's The Next Step? Discuss it on The Strand Blog. HERE |
| Latest Update March 5, 2010 |
| The Crystal Beach STRAND Making Waves Since 2002 Dedicated to Keeping ALL the Bay Beach Properties in Public Hands © Sharon E. Bowers 2010 e-mail: crystalbeachstrand@gmail.com Phone: 905-992-0105 LEGAL DISCLAIMER The Crystal Beach Strand has made every reasonable effort to ensure that the information displayed on this website is accurate and responsible. The Crystal Beach Strand does not accept responsibility, or legal liability, for information that may have become incorrect, or misleading due to the passage of time or other conditions. Every reasonable effort is made to keep all information displayed current and up to date. To the best of our knowledge information is accurate at the time of writing and publication. Any opinions expressed on this web site are the opinion of the editor and contributors to this site. The Crystal Beach Strand is entirely self-funded. We do not solicit advertising. Donations are now gratefully declined. Please contribute to the charity or the candidate of your choice. Let's all do our part to make Fort Erie better. |
Mistakes by the Lake....
by Ethan Kent
"In cities around the world, waterfronts are showing new signs of life.
Parcels once dominated by industry or highways are now opening up to
redevelopment, offering enormous opportunities to create new public spaces
and rejuvenate old ones. Too often, however, decision makers hungry for
solutions latch on to uninspired design and development plans that constrict
public use."
Read whole article HERE.
by Ethan Kent
"In cities around the world, waterfronts are showing new signs of life.
Parcels once dominated by industry or highways are now opening up to
redevelopment, offering enormous opportunities to create new public spaces
and rejuvenate old ones. Too often, however, decision makers hungry for
solutions latch on to uninspired design and development plans that constrict
public use."
Read whole article HERE.
| THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE BAY BEACH PROPERTIES MOVES TO THE OMB ~ AND THE ELECTION BOOTHS |
| This is the beginning of the end for the present Fort Erie Town Council. On March 1, the Fort Erie Town Council made a decision that will forever change the landscape and the character of Crystal Beach and, in turn, the entire town of Fort Erie. The Fort Erie Town Council voted to divest its people of a fine piece of waterfront property. Tonight, the Fort Erie Town Council and give a developer the right to build a twelve story condo tower on our pristine waterfront. The Fort Erie Town Council showed its constituents that it does not listen to the strong voice of opposition. The Fort Erie Town Council sold out to a wealthy developer of high rises. The Fort Erie Town Council will learn further that the decision to allow the Molinaro Group to build a twelve story tower on public waterfront property will cost everyone dearly. The people of the Town of Fort Erie served notice that those who voted in favour of the zoning amendment will face the anger and disappointment of the voters for their decision at the voting booths in October. Today, those of us opposed to the town's decision will begin the next steps in the process. Within twenty days of the receipt of the written notification of the council's decision, an appeal will be filed with the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB.) Anyone who has made a written opinion to the town of their opposition to the zoning amendment has the opportunity to file an appeal. It costs $125. Make no mistake about it, there will be an appeal filed. It could take months for the appeal to be heard, however, we fully expect that the town and the Molinaros will try to fast track the appeal process so that the building could begin as early as 2011. In the meantime, the people of Fort Erie must prepare for the election in October. It could be the most important election in the history of the Town of Fort Erie. This site will keep voters and interested parties updated of the next step in the process. You will, no doubt, continue to be inundated with developer spin and the developers will be supporting those who voted in their favour. We must stay focused and judge candidates, not by who they're related to or who they went to school with or played hockey with, but, by the strength of their character and their platform. We must elect people who have real solutions to the problems that are confronting the residents of Fort Erie. And we must elect people who will not give away our public waterfront lands. |
| DOUG MARTIN VOTES TO PULL THE SHADES ON TRANSPARENCY IN THE NIAGARA PARKS COMMISSION. Read More HERE |