“Tallest Building in Guelph” decision meeting on July 13th

Council will be voting on whether to accept the proposal for a 25 story building at 70 Fountain Street on Monday July 13th @ 6:30pm.

As this is a few blocks north of the Wyndham St bridge, this will have an impact on traffic in the Ward. City Planning staff have recommended that the application be refused: https://pub-guelph.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=7159 but Council could still overrule staff and approve the project.

Deadline to register as a delegation no later than 10 a.m. on Friday, July 10th.
To register, go online to http://http://guelph.ca/city-hall/mayor-and-council/city-council/agendas-and-minutes/delegations-and-comments/request-appear-delegate-submission-form/, or get in touch with the city clerk’s office at 519-837-5603 or with TTY at 519-826-9771. You can also email clerks@guelph.ca or city Councillors:

City Council

Here are some news reports on the proposal:

https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/10057042-proposed-25-storey-building-is-too-tall-dense-for-downtown-guelph-say-city-staff/

https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/public-gets-its-say-on-proposal-to-build-guelphs-tallest-building-2063898

https://www.guelphtoday.com/letters-to-the-editor/letter-say-no-to-skyline-resident-urges-council-2058396

https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/application-made-that-would-see-the-tallest-building-ever-built-in-the-city-of-guelph-1961476

https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/proposed-tallest-building-in-guelph-not-a-big-deal-to-everyone-2011111

https://www.guelphmercury.com/opinion-story/9840265-skyline-tower-proposal-threatens-character-and-heritage-of-guelph-core/

https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/9815718-pitch-for-guelph-s-tallest-building-to-make-first-council-appearance-next-month/https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/9771276-developer-wants-to-build-guelph-s-tallest-building/