06-15-2018, 12:19 PM
(06-15-2018, 11:09 AM)Markster Wrote: Is KW really so small that they can't have two places with somewhat overlapping goals? Inevitably, they will each find a niche so as to be complementary.
Also, the way they complain about the tower development itself:
Quote:they also fear its size and scale is a poor fit for the area and will have a "negative and lasting impact on the uptown core."
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Their letter also went on to question the amount of parking available near the Waterloo site, and said it "would appear to be a continuation of the student housing towers lining King Street."
Reads as very typical NIMBY concerns: "too tall", "not enough parking", "wrong tenants".
I wonder if they live nearby?
The point is that we don't know whether K-W can sustain two places like this with similar goals. That needs to be clarified. The developer suggests that it can, but the proposal is not yet well enough formed to know.
The individuals who raised the concern are not "typical NIMBYs". When they speak, the City of Waterloo and the City of Kitchener listen, you can be assured. They have done a service by ensuring the issue (if there is one) is aired before anything moves forward.
Nothing is impossible, but I doubt very much whether concern about the size of the proposal is what is driving the concern about the STEAM facility.