Cornwall_2012_06_06

THUNDER ALONG THE PARKWAY

City committee seeks public input on waterfront lands Photos by Greg and Tatyana Kielec The roar of high-performane hydroplanes filled the air off of Mille Roches beach along the Long Sault Parkway during the Thunder On The River regatta on Saturday and Sunday. TOP PHOTO: Race officials appear suspended on the water as a racer zips by during one of the Sunday morning heats. BOTTOM LEFT: A boat leaves a trail of srpay behind it as it comes out of the final turn of the course just off the shore of the Mille Roches day-use area. BOTTOM RIGHT: Crews work to get boats out of the water via crane after one of the heats Sunday morning. Hundreds of spectators took in more than 22 heats of racing action featuring 12 Grand Prix competitors over the weekend.

cess to the waterfront and maintaining Lam- oureux Park as a gathering place for the com- munity, and the vommittee is fully supportive of those positions.” As part of the consultation, the committee will be hosting an Open House Information Session on Tuesday, June 12 in Salon B of the Cornwall Civic Complex . There will be an afternoon session from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. fol- lowed by an evening session from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Retired educator and community volunteer Pat Finucan will serve as moderator for the sessions. Residents who attend will be pro- vided with a questionnaire and they will have an opportunity to review maps and other information. Committee members will be on hand to answer questions. Presenta- tions will be made at approximately 2:30 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m., and residents in atten- dance will be invited to participate in round- table discussions. For those who aren’t able to attend one of the sessions, the information and the ques- tionnaire will be available on the vity website from June 13 to June 29. Copies of the ques- tionnaire will also be available at various lo- cations including city hall, the civic complex, the aquatic centre, the Benson Centre and the Cornwall Public Library, and they can be dropped off at any of these locations.

District, the committee feels it’s a good time to discuss the future of this important strip of waterfront land,” said GuyMenard, commit- tee Vice-Chair. “Part of the committee’s man- date is to advise City Council on issues related to the waterfront.” The east parking lot area of the civic com- plex in Lamoureux Park is being included in the consultation because it is the only piece of developable city-owned waterfront land east of the civic complex, according to the city. Meanwhile, the city’s waterfront plan iden- tifies the former Kaneb oil tank lands near the Cornwall harbour as a possible location for residential development. However owner- ship and past land uses can present con- straints to development. In addition, the ongoing redevelopment of the Cotton Mills District is creating new op- portunities for the area. The committee will welcome all comments from residents, however the consultationwill focus specifically on the section of the water- front outlined above. “We are not talking about development west of the civic complex in the central Lam- oureux Park area or limiting access to the wa- terfront,” said Menard. “The waterfront plan and the city’s official plan both speak about improving public ac-

on possible development opportunities for the eastern parking lot area of the Cornwall Civic Complex as well as Lookout Point, the former oil tank lands and the T-ball lands east of Marina 200 (see outlined area in map within attached release). “Given the residential development that’s now underway in the nearby Cotton Mills

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The city of Cornwall’s Waterfront Devel- opment Committee is asking the public to weigh in on the future use of waterfront lands east of the Cornwall Civic Complex. Through an upcoming consultation exer- cise, the committee will be seeking feedback

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