Plans For Colborne St.

Now that the City has started the process of expropriating all those buildings on the south side of Colborne St., when are they going to disclose the plans for these properties? Does it also involve the construction of a new City Hall on some of this property as has been rumoured for years. That would involve far more money than was announced when this bylaw was rushed through. The public has a right to know and have their say and not be informed just days before it becomes a done deal, as was the case of the expropriation bylaw itself.

And really is this property even suitable for a new Y building? Most of the current buildings are smaller and more suitable for this very sloped area. But could a large building be properly supported on any site along this side of the street. It's one thing to build on flat ground but quite another to build on a steep slope. Of course I'm sure that the brains at City Hall will assure us that all will be fine, but didn't we hear the same thing when it was decided to build the Fire Hall and Police Station on Greenwich Street on an old garbage dump in a formerly swampy area? And look at the problems that these buildings had and the millions in ongoing repairs that they required. But then again just look at the Bus Terminal that can't even last ten years.