Lorraine Pagnan
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Council considers selling downtown parking lot
GuelphToday
40Well this makes no sense. A parking lot adjacent to the go station and minutes from downtown. What the city should be doing is making this parking lot into a multi storey parking lot to accommodate more parking for the downtown, Metro links and the surrounding residents who have no parking available.
4- Lorraine Pagnan
Tiny home housing homeless man in the woods torn down
GuelphToday 28This is unacceptable. The city was aware that if it was to be torn down that they contact the son-in-law, but they didn't. Of course Mr. Godin would act aggressively as his home was being torn down. By-law received a complaint by someone and that is why they and the police came. By-law works on a complaint base approach. We have a homeless problem yet nobody in our county or city is doing anything concrete. We have a drill Hall downtown sitting empty, we have other examples by other communities doing something like the Better tent city. By-law acted on a complaint of the most vulnerable, but then are told by Council to take a blind eye on other by-law infractions for those of influence.Compassion seems to be lacking in our city.
10- Lorraine Pagnan
Ontario speed cameras to soon be removed after bill passes
GuelphToday 16If Ford thinks his supporters that pushed him to remove the speed cameras are mad now, just wait until until speed Humps (NOT BUMPS) are installed everywhere. They will not be happy. But have no fear municipalities will not be able to afford to implement these to the scale needed As Far as signage it does nothing and roundabouts can't be used everywhere. The costs will be higher. Police are not numerous enough to enforce speeding. I like how Ford makes up his own evidence, does he sound like someone south of our border?. Ford is basically saying speeding is OK by removing these cameras. So step on the gas and watch the ride.
19- Lorraine Pagnan
Sunday storm causes flooding, power outages in Guelph
GuelphToday 32Just want to thank the city staff and hydro that have to get out and do all of this . Their dedication to 24/7 care of our roadways, sidewalks, catch basins etc is essential.Much appreciated!
1- Lorraine Pagnan
Downtown Guelph to get thousands of year-round twinkle lights
GuelphToday 20My concern is how it will affect the birds and other creatures that travel around in the evening.Over-lighting can play havoc on their activity. I am not opposed to the beautifying of our downtown (I think we have a beautiful downtown now, just a few kinks). But hope that the experts are aware of the affects of over lighting on nature.
13- Lorraine Pagnan
City gets $676,904 to replace automated speed cameras
GuelphToday 14A drop in the bucket . Ford needs to become a crossing guard, then maybe he might get it.
15- Lorraine Pagnan
Downtown Guelph event turns to social media influencers for clout
GuelphToday 26Couldn't agree more with Guelph Girl. It is not genuine and money could have been spent in more meaningful ways for the community.
3- Lorraine Pagnan
City proposes deferring major projects to reduce 2026 tax hike
GuelphToday 15What I don't understand is the fact that bike lanes will not be plowed but city roads will still be plowed? Any roads that currently have bike lanes level with the roadway should be plowed, especially on corridors such as Gordon street.
14- Lorraine Pagnan
Province releases boundaries for 7 proposed conservation authority districts
GuelphToday 25What Todd is really saying is, good bye conservation and hello mass unplanned development. There is no need to do away with the conservation boundaries we have now. What a pathetic excuse for not building housing.
2- Lorraine Pagnan
Guelph may get 'desperately needed' city-wide parking strategy
GuelphToday 25I fund it amusing that we need a parking strategy for on street parking at the same when the city makes decisions to allow business owners not to meet parking requirements on their sites as well as new residential high rises and multi residential developers to increase their density at the same time reducing the required parking. The outcome of this is they all need somewhere to park their cars because there is no where to park, so they drive around the city streets looking for places to park or social media to ask others, or park at private parking spaces without permission. Reducing parking requirements will basically cost the tax payers more money by putting more burden on the city.
2- Lorraine Pagnan
Cycling advocates warn there will be more angry drivers this winter
GuelphToday 26I guess what I don't understand is the fact that on roads where the bike lanes are the same level as the road and just separated by a white painted line why that portion cannot be cleared, it makes no sense. People depend on cleared sidewalks and roads and bike lanes to get around .
- Lorraine Pagnan
Historic downtown building up for sale
GuelphToday 10I agree with Susan. the county, provincial, federal governments should all work together to make this happen Let's see them work together to the problem they have committed to solving.
14- Lorraine Pagnan
‘It is a folly’: U of G determined to tear down historic conservatory
GuelphToday 12The University of Guelph should be ashamed of themselves. They have left it to deteriorate for years. They are notorious for knocking older heritage buildings down , letting them deteriorate instead of looking at adaptive re-use of their Heritage Inventory unless pushed to do so. The Conservatory could serve so many purposes for the university in a day that has become ignorant of the values and uses of lovely structures such as this. As a graduated alumni and former employee this conservatory played a role in my enjoyment and appreciation of this structure. The university says it can't justify the expense but have spent much money on other less useful uses or by contracting out jobs that provided them revenue. I hope that it can if not designated be allowed to be allowed to be either bought or given to an organization etc that would be able to restore it.
11- Lorraine Pagnan
Proposed development across from city hall loses some height
GuelphToday 18Sky-line inc and other developers are the ones that hold things up by going to the Tribunal when they don't get their way. The city has an Official Plan for a reason, and this is required by the province. Official Plans give some certainty to the public including developers for the unfolding and planning for communities (City of Guelph in this case). When a developer comes in with a proposal that is twice what is allowed it shows that they have no respect for Guelph's Official Plan. Yes we need density in the downtown, but it is already identified in our O.P. on how this should unfold.
5- Lorraine Pagnan
After 170 years, Bank of Montreal is moving out of Downtown Guelph
GuelphToday 13It just proves how much they care about their customers and the community they serve. Guelph's downtown is being densified, a new library , condo's etc. The idea is so we can have more people that can live and work, shop etc without the need of a car. I know many do on-line banking, but a brick and mortar site is important. Shame on BMO and other large businesses for destroying good customer service and instead making you get frustrated by their lack of real service to their clients.
8- Lorraine Pagnan
A bridge no more: Guelph's historic trestle bridge is demolished
GuelphToday 10Pathetic and sad. NO regard for the past. Next development and more loss of green space and nature.
11- Lorraine Pagnan
Conservation authorities to be consolidated under new provincial agency
GuelphToday 21Maybe we should nickname Premier Ford , Premier Bulldozer? This reducing red tape just means less protection for our green spaces . I am getting sick of the red tape analogy, does anyone really know what that means? The only time developers run into red tape is when they don't get what they want.
- Lorraine Pagnan
New 10-storey private student residence proposed for College Ave. East
GuelphToday 12More student housing by private developers, they won 't be affordable for students. Please who ever are the architects please build something beautiful, revamp your designs.
9- Lorraine Pagnan
Should the city save historic McQuillan’s Bridge or just its arches?
GuelphToday 19The city should never had let it get into this state of disrepair. These bridges were built well and it should be restored. It had a very important purpose until the city closed it because they hadn't kept up with maintaining it. If this portion of Stone is widened it will be even more important for pedestrians and cyclists to use it that deal with the increase traffic that will be generated in this whole area.
1- Lorraine Pagnan
Approved in part for seniors' use, College Ave. building now student rentals
GuelphToday 20Well Pinemount, 2689865 Ontario Limited, were deceitful and unethical, uprooting the previous residences of the senior/ chronic health residences , with the promise of replacing it for more senior living spaces. This is the game of scrupulous developers to promise one thing in order to get a bunch of relief from the city requirements, only to flip flop and change their promise entirely. Unfortunately once again the city cannot dictate to any developer what kind of demographic , economic means, etc that can eventually reside in their units once developed. But they were approved for a certain amount of units 110 so any change to that should be able to open up the can of worms that has been created. Shame on these developers .
- Lorraine Pagnan
