The combined Committee of the Whole and Council meetings on Monday night resulted in a long and contentious meeting with the proposed Heritage Conservation District Study of Main Street East coming to the forefront.
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Given the internal strife of Council, it came as no surprise as the all-male “Grimsby 5” or “Gang of 5”, which seems a more appropriate moniker given their collective agenda and bloc voting, overrode the recent election of the Heritage Committee’s new Chairperson.
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Now that the kids are T-1 day from being back in school, life for many will return to “normal”…. and Town Hall is no exception with the September meeting schedule starting to fill up. The first big meeting of the month is Tuesday’s Heritage Committee meeting.
For those who have been following the debate over 33 Victoria Terrace, we have an update for you. Following some closed session meetings at Council and the Heritage Committee, the Town has officially published a “Notice of Intention to Designate” (NOID) for the property in Grimsby Beach.
We have posted the list of upcoming Town meetings for August 2018 in our online calendar in the sidebar. Please note there is no Planning & Development Committee for August.
Agenda: https://grimsby.civicweb.net/filepro/documents?expanded=542,543,90113&preview=96192
Official Town Minutes: https://grimsby.civicweb.net/filepro/documents?expanded=1127,1965,90198&preview=96209
Hospital Corridor Study
The Town is undertaking a study to develop a Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines for the Town’s Hospital Corridor. This area is defined as all properties fronting onto Main Street East from Nelles Road to West Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
The Heritage Advisory Committee convened on Wednesday April 4th with much of the meeting occupied by a delegation and discussion of the Grimsby Beach cottage at 33 Victoria Terrace. There was a good handful of local residents in the Council Chambers showing their spirit to preserving this piece of Grimsby history.
Just a quick update that tonight’s Heritage Advisory Committee meeting regarding 33 Victoria Terrace will start at 6PM at Town Hall, not 7PM due to summer hours.
IMAGE CREDIT: KATE SHARROW VIA FACEBOOK
The Grimsby Heritage Committee will be sitting on July 4th (6PM @ Town Hall) and like the heat outside, there will be at least one HOT agenda item, the intention to designate 33 Victoria Terrace as a heritage property. For those who might be new to Grimsby, this is in the historical “Grimsby Beach” area. Continue reading