Napanee resident: downtown boat launch concept ‘a plan without a plan’

October 8, 2021October 9, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments boat dock, boat launch, boating, bylaw enforcement, Centre Street, city planning, Donald Stokes, downtown Napanee, Greater Napanee Town Council, insurance, Lennox and Addington, master plan, Napanee, Napanee River, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), parking, parking enforcement, parking lot, public input, public meeting, Public Works and Facilities, Town of Greater Napanee, town planning, townhall meeting, water access, water sports, waterfront planning, Waterfront River Pub and Terrace, Wayne Taylor

Napanee’s downtown boat launch has been a cause of confusion and consternation this summer for many boaters. Changes to the layout, new signage, a loss of parking spaces, and a seeming lack of enforcement have all contributed to the issue in August 2021. Area resident, Donald Stokes, has been following the

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From pier to posh: What exactly is 1110 King West?

July 22, 2021July 23, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 1 Comment 1110 King Street West, Admiral's Walk, Breakwater, building height, Canadian Wheat Board, Cataraqui Bay, City Council, City of Kingston, city planning, commercial development, Comodore's Cove, condominium project, Councillor Bridget Doherty, criminal investigation, demolition of grain elevator, development, Elevator Bay, grain elevator, history, housing, Kingston Waterfront Deveopments Ltd., marina, Michael Szliagyi, pier, planning committee, proposed development, public meeting, public right to appeal, RE/MAX RISE, retirement home, Sandro Sordi, selling of unbuilt condos, shipping, sighting, sightlines, site plan control application, St. Lawrence Waterway, Tarion, waterfront, William Coverdale

Currently under review by the City of Kingston is a site plan control application by Kingston Waterfront Developments Ltd., which owns and is proposing to develop the site of the former grain elevators on a pier in Cataraqui Bay. James Bar, acting Manager of Development Approvals for the City explained,

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City of Kingston reviews site plan for historic property at 1110 King West

July 21, 2021July 22, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments 1110 King St. West, Admiral's Walk, building height, Cataraqui Bay, City of Kingston, City Planner Michael Szilagyi, Comodore's Cove, condo development, construction, Councillor Bridget Doherty, development, Elevator Bay, high-rise buildings, housing, Kingston, Kingston Grain Elevator, Kingston Waterfront Deveopments Ltd., Michael Szilagyi, Ontario, Portsmouth District, Portsmouth District Community Association, public meeting, RE/MAX RISE, Sandro Sordi, sixth proposal, Sukriti Agarwal, waterfront construction

This article is Part 1 of a two-part series on the proposed plans for developments on the pier of Cataraqui Bay, also known as Elevator Bay, off of King Street West. Part 2 can be read here. This past spring, Kingston Waterfront Developments Ltd. submitted a sixth site plan to

Napanee News Politics

Greater Napanee Council agenda preview – July 20 meeting

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 Ashley Espinoza 0 Comments by-laws, closed session meeting, council agenda, Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), Greater Napanee, Greater Napanee Town Council, Hubert Hogle, Municipal Act, public meeting, solicitor-client privilege matter, Staff reports, transparency, upcoming meetings, vacant positions, zoning

Closed Session meetings, staff vacancies, tax sales among items on the agenda The agenda for the Greater Napanee Council meeting taking place on Tuesday, Jul. 20, 2021 is now available, which includes zoning meetings, staff vacancies, and a number of lengthy staff reports — but the topic that many residents

Loyalist Township News Politics

Loyalist Council votes to further investigate Code of Conduct breach by Porter

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments 1745154 Ontario Ltd., Code of Conduct, Councillor Nathan Townend, Councillor Penny Porter, Deputy Mayor Jim Hegadorn, developer, Emma Road, Emma Street, further investigation, guilty, Integrity Commissioner, John Mascarin, Loyalist Township, Loyalist Township Council, Mayor Ric Bresee, municipal conflict of interest act, Odessa, penny porter, property development, public meeting

Loyalist Township Council voted Monday, Jun 28, 2021 to pursue further investigation into the actions of Ward 3 Councillor Penny Porter, who was found to be in conflict of interest in contravention of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. In his report to Council, Loyalist Township’s Integrity Commissioner (IC) John

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Loyalist Township Council to discuss Porter’s misconduct

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments 1745154 Ontario Ltd., Code of Conduct, Councillor Penny Porter, developer, Emma Road, guilty, Integrity Commissioner, Loyalist Township, Loyalist Township Council, municipal conflict of interest act, Odessa, penny porter, property development, public meeting, report to council

At their regular meeting on the evening of Monday, Jun. 28, 2021, Loyalist Township Council will officially receive the details of the Township Integrity Commissioner’s report on the misconduct of Ward 3 Councillor, Penny Porter. Porter was found guilty of a pecuniary conflict of interest earlier this year and it

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Homestead application for 5 Lower Union Street under review by City

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 2 Comments 12-storey building, 5 Lower Union Street, brownfield, City of Kingston, DASH portal, deep water dock, deepwater dock, Dry Dock, Great Lakes Cruise Ships, heritage, Homestead Land Holdings, IBI group, Indigenous burial ground, James Bar, Kingston, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, national historic site, National Historic Site of Canada, Native burial ground, nature, official plan, Ontario, planning, public meeting, Pumphouse Museum, waterfront, waterfront development, zoning bylaw ammendment

Homestead Land Holding Ltd, has submitted an application to the City of Kingston to amend The City’s Official Plan and Zoning By-Law for the property known as 5 Lower Union Street, and a public meeting about the application will occur later this summer.

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City planners encourage conversations on parking through new paper

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments big picture thinking, City of Kingston, City of Kingston planning committee, city-wide conversation, Get Involved Kingston, public conversation, public discourse, public meeting, The Power of Parking, zoning by-law

The City of Kingston has opened up a new public conversation about parking with the release of a new Discussion Paper entitled The Power of Parking: A New Parking Paradigm for Kingston? According to a release from the city, the Paper, now online, starts and supports an important new public

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City seeks public feedback on new zoning bylaw

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 Jill Pineau 0 Comments 30 metre setbacks, bodies of water, Building and Planning Services, City of Kingston, City planning committee, Commissioner Paige Agnew, community services, development, environmental protection, Kingston, land use, Laura Flaherty, new zoning bylaw, Official Plan (OP), places of worship, public feedback, public input, public meeting, Ribbon of Life, school areas, school zones, water setbacks, wetlands, zoning by-law, zoning maps

The City of Kingston’s Department of Planning Services presented on new zoning policy pertaining to schools, places of worship, and environmental protection areas at a public meeting held over Zoom on Thursday, Apr. 29, 2021. The recording is available to stream on the City’s YouTube channel and residents are invited

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County of Frontenac seeks input on budget from Kingston residents

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 2021 budget, City of Kingston, County of Frontenac, Fairmount Home, Frontenac Paramedic Services, Kingston City Council, public meeting, shared services, virtual public meeting

Kingston residents are invited to offer input on the County of Frontenac budgets for Frontenac Paramedics’ land ambulance service and Fairmount Home for the Aged at a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 9:30 a.m. These shared services are largely funded by Kingston property taxpayers, despite being located

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