May 24, 2017 Jennifer Pagliaro The Toronto Star Henning Street residents are not pleased with a development at the foot of their street. City staff have recommended approval of a high-rise tower on Eglinton Ave. near Yonge, despite earlier staff reports noting "significant concerns" with the proposed development. (Steve Russell / Toronto Star) A new city [...]
Cities and residents will have more control over development decisions and community planning Toronto City Hall – Councillor Josh Matlow welcomed the elimination of the Ontario Municipal Board, to be replaced by the Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, announced by the Province this morning as a positive step toward greater local control of the planning process for Toronto. [...]
May 8, 2017 The South Bayview Bulldog SERRA AGM at Greenwood College School The Annual General Meeting of the South Eglinton Ratepayers and Residents Association (SERRA) has heard Josh Matlow call the planned apartment towers at 18 Brownlow Avenue the [...]
May 8, 2017 Stephanie Matteis CBC News Coun. Josh Matlow is wondering why his motion to have staff report on creating a list of heritage properties, which was approved by council back in 2015, still hasn't been addressed. (CBC) Councillor Matlow put a motion forward [...]
May 3, 2017 Toronto Police Service, 53 Division 75 Eglinton Avenue W., Toronto, ON M4R 2G9 Dear Superintendent Reuben Stroble, I have been contacted by many residents and businesses in my community who are deeply concerned about the marijuana dispensaries that continue to operate, despite the fact that they are illegal. These concerns stem [...]
The Relief Line subway is Toronto's top transit priority. The new subway is desperately needed to reduce overcrowding on the Yonge line, which already sees many of you waiting 3 or 4 trains just to get on at Midtown stations including Eglinton, Davisville and St. Clair. I am pleased that Council took an important step forward by voting [...]
Leadership on Housing and Transit Begins by Setting the Right PrioritiesI'm very concerned about how, while the mayor understandably calls on the Province for adequate funding for the significant transit and housing shortfalls in Toronto, I believe there have been decisions made at city hall that have not demonstrated thoughtful or competent management of these priorities from [...]
For too many years, the TTC Bus Barns property at the southwest corner of Yonge and Eglinton was left as a derelict eyesore in the heart of our community. More recently, this site has been actively used as a construction staging area for Metrolinx's Eglinton Crosstown LRT. I believe it's time to ensure that there [...]
