The next meeting of the Grandview Woodland Area Council is on Monday 3rd February at 7:00pm. The speaker this month is Vancouver City Councillor Colleen Hardwick.
The only urban planner on City Council, Colleen has been an active opponent of the City’s planning policies and processes. Moreover, against vigorous opposition from City staff and their minions, she recently managed to get Council to approve the establishment of an independent Auditor General’s office to ensure that, over time, that Vancouver tax payers get good value for the decisions made by Council.
Colleen is a keen proponent of a City Plan to rationalise development in our growing metropolis. However, she wants to make sure that the people of Vancouver have more say in the future than the tenured staff at City Hall. In furtherance of this,
“Colleen plans to visit every neighbourhood within the boundaries of the City. In each case, she will meet with organizations within neighbourhood boundaries including but not limited to residents’ associations, BIAs, community centers, heritage, and faith-based groups to take a detailed look at where to best accommodate growth of approximately 1,000 new dwelling units per neighbourhood over the next decade.”
Note that this meeting is scheduled to take place in the Activity Room above the Britannia Ice Rink.
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