Bay Beach on a typical hot summer day
Does this seem to fit in the Neighborhood Plan that was created
for Crystal Beach? Or do you think it looks more like a business office
you would see as you enter Toronto on the QEW? Please help us stop
this before it is to late! As a resident of this municipality this is "YOUR"
Waterfront, let your elected officials know how you feel. Their email addresses and phone numbers can be found below.
It is just amazing to us that municipalities all over North America seem to understand the value and importance of Waterfront property to their community. The article below reiterates this same point stated by representatives of our Region. Yet our mayor and 4 councillors can't give ours away fast enough????
http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2227461
http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2227461
And we all know that tall Buildings cast large shadows!
The taller the building the longer the shadow!
A wonderful sandy beach, a green space, a boardwalk with benches, adequate parking so people can access it, why would anyone be against that idea? This would be something that the entire Town of Fort Erie could be proud of, would bring people to our area, encourage tourism, and provide a recreational area for all in our community. If the Town Council, Mayor and Staff moves forward with the Molinaro Development plan and gives away the largest portion of the Bay Beach property they will have left a legacy that will "haunt" our community for generations to come. I would not want to be a person remembered for being a part of that deal. After all it has been done here before and very successfully at that !
We believe it is very important for all those that do not want to see ANY of the Bay Beach properties fall into the ownership of a private developer email or call the Mayor and Councillors asking that Report No. CDS-041-08 / Bay Beach Development Seeking a Private/Public Partnership Opportunity be brought back up for reconsideration. They are public representatives whose moral obligation is to listen to their constituency and any and all others that will be effected by a decision they will make. We ask that you become active participants in this situation. Please don't sit back and hope someone else will make that call or send that email. We need you to step up and take that action. These public servants need to hear the message loud clear and over and over again. The email addresses and phone numbers for the Mayor and Councillors are as follows:
Doug Martin - mayor@town.forterie.on.ca home-905-871-9043/work-905-894-1600
Martha Lockwood - mlockwood@town.forterie.on.ca home - 905-894-8180
Rick Shular - rshular@town.forterie.on.ca home - 905-871-5579
Sandy Annunziata - sannunziata@town.forterie.on.ca
home - 905-994-1062 work - 905-356-6709
Tim Whitfield- twhitfield@town.forterie.on.ca home-905-894-8904/work-905-894-9327
Ann Marie Noyes - anoyes@town.forterie.on.ca home - 905-382-2352
Bob Steckley - bsteckley@town.forterie.on.ca home - 905-871-7531
The council voted in this manner on the issue: Mayor Martin, Councillors Martha Lockwood, Rick Shular, Tim Whitfield, Sandy Annunziata voted in favor of supporting the Molinaro Development on the Bay Beach property. Councillors Ann Marie Noyes and Robert Steckley voted against the idea.
Instead of looking for a private developer to sell off the property to, we believe that just as the town sought out a partnership with the Niagara Region and the Peace Bridge Authority when paying for the Erie Beach portion of the Friendship Trail they should do the same with the improvement and enhancement to the Bay Beach property. The beach is used by people in large numbers from every area of the Niagara Region and a part of the Peace Bridge Authority mandate is to encourage "cross border" activities which Bay Beach certainly does in great numbers on a daily basis. Along with this other municipalities search out applicable grants to use to help pay for projects of this
nature. We also ask why our Economic Development and Tourism Corporation has not been asked to invest in both improving and marketing one of the largest tourist attractions we have in Greater Fort Erie? Ultimately this decision regarding the Bay Beach properties will not only effect us in the present day but will live on to effect those in the generations that follow us. Lets not allow something similar to the Pt. Abino Rd. to the lighthouse situation happen again. It is our hope that together we can prevent the present Council and Mayor from repeating the same type of shortsighted mistake.
We believe it is very important for all those that do not want to see ANY of the Bay Beach properties fall into the ownership of a private developer email or call the Mayor and Councillors asking that Report No. CDS-041-08 / Bay Beach Development Seeking a Private/Public Partnership Opportunity be brought back up for reconsideration. They are public representatives whose moral obligation is to listen to their constituency and any and all others that will be effected by a decision they will make. We ask that you become active participants in this situation. Please don't sit back and hope someone else will make that call or send that email. We need you to step up and take that action. These public servants need to hear the message loud clear and over and over again. The email addresses and phone numbers for the Mayor and Councillors are as follows:
Doug Martin - mayor@town.forterie.on.ca home-905-871-9043/work-905-894-1600
Martha Lockwood - mlockwood@town.forterie.on.ca home - 905-894-8180
Rick Shular - rshular@town.forterie.on.ca home - 905-871-5579
Sandy Annunziata - sannunziata@town.forterie.on.ca
home - 905-994-1062 work - 905-356-6709
Tim Whitfield- twhitfield@town.forterie.on.ca home-905-894-8904/work-905-894-9327
Ann Marie Noyes - anoyes@town.forterie.on.ca home - 905-382-2352
Bob Steckley - bsteckley@town.forterie.on.ca home - 905-871-7531
The council voted in this manner on the issue: Mayor Martin, Councillors Martha Lockwood, Rick Shular, Tim Whitfield, Sandy Annunziata voted in favor of supporting the Molinaro Development on the Bay Beach property. Councillors Ann Marie Noyes and Robert Steckley voted against the idea.
Instead of looking for a private developer to sell off the property to, we believe that just as the town sought out a partnership with the Niagara Region and the Peace Bridge Authority when paying for the Erie Beach portion of the Friendship Trail they should do the same with the improvement and enhancement to the Bay Beach property. The beach is used by people in large numbers from every area of the Niagara Region and a part of the Peace Bridge Authority mandate is to encourage "cross border" activities which Bay Beach certainly does in great numbers on a daily basis. Along with this other municipalities search out applicable grants to use to help pay for projects of this
nature. We also ask why our Economic Development and Tourism Corporation has not been asked to invest in both improving and marketing one of the largest tourist attractions we have in Greater Fort Erie? Ultimately this decision regarding the Bay Beach properties will not only effect us in the present day but will live on to effect those in the generations that follow us. Lets not allow something similar to the Pt. Abino Rd. to the lighthouse situation happen again. It is our hope that together we can prevent the present Council and Mayor from repeating the same type of shortsighted mistake.