Contact The “Chedoke Browlands Community” group
If you are interested in sharing concerns or would like to participate in some way working with the neighbours in this area please email Volunteer@chedokebrow.ca
Together we can get our message across to the City on how we the taxpayers would like to see the land used.
The Voice of the People Really Works? Lets make it work for us.
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About Us
Our group (Chedoke Browlands Community) came together as a result of the Planning and Economic Development public meeting. We have currently ten members – an emergency room doctor and his wife who is a nurse, two university professors who specialize in sustainable planning, a lawyer, a senior, a teacher, a retired principal, a small business owner, a financial investment planner, and myself a retired firefighter.
In the absence of a formal neighbourhood association, we have come together with the mission of protecting as much of the browlands as possible. So we are not against development per se but want to limit the development in accordance with the community values and standards.
We are not a “formal” board with bylaws etc. just a small group of interested and motivated individuals who have come together to volunteer their time and expertise to the “this cause”. We have to raise approximately $5000 for a planner and much, much more if we need a lawyer.
Given that Deanlee (the land owner) has filed an appeal with the OMB time is of the essence for us to come to consensus with the help of a planner, the Niagara Escarpment Commission, Environment Hamilton, the Hamilton Conservation Authority and the Ward Councillor.
This is a very difficult, complex and expensive process for a group of neophytes but we care deeply about our community, the escarpment, the watershed, and our greenspace while recognizing that no development is not an option.
If you would like to be involved in some fashion, let us know
We recently moved to the area on August 3rd of this year. We have waited two years to find the house of our dreams for our family in this particular neighbourhood. This west mountain location has been our number one choice since starting our family. That said, we wanted a home, with mature trees and a personality, not a new house with no backyard or trees. We are shocked and disturbed to find out the cities plan for this area. We have talked in great length about the impact on the neighbourhood and agree with all previous points made. We would like to join in the fight to protect our neighbourhood and “keep it scenic”. Please contact us and let us know what we can do to help. We would also love to have a sign posted on our lawn to voice how we feel. Thank you for your time! The Shaw Family
Hi
I have been reading your articles and notice you are in touch with Brenda Khes. I am trying to get in touch with her about some delevlopment in the area I live, but can’t find a email address for her. Could you helo me with this?
Thanks
Laura
The traffic consultant hired by the developer (hard to imagine there is no conflict of interest) has told us that there would be no significant increase in traffic with the addition of 700 units to the area. Saying that traffic calming solutions such as traffic circles will limit problems. I perceive it as making things more difficult for people who live on Scenic to leave there house because there will be limited breaks in traffic.
I hope that the city hears the voices of the people and realized the addition of so many units to the area goes against the culture of the area and is definitely not what the people want.