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Minutes from Oct 5, 2021 OLT Case Management Conference Released

The official order (minutes) from the October 5 Case Management Conference have now been released, and you can view them below. Please note that the next CMC will take place on Dec 3, and you can read about it here.

(Updated) Lawn Signs Available

Nov 25, 2021 If you would like one of our three lawn signs, below, please:1) make a contribution of $25 (or more!) via GoFundMe — if you have not already contributed — and then2) click on the lawn sign image you would like to send us an email with your name, address and phone number. Thank you for your support! Email us to request How high

November 2021 Newsletter

A quick update, folks, on the progress of our Friends of Olde Berlin Town campaign in pursuit of a compatible, inclusive development of 22 Weber St W that permits existing neighbours to thrive and the heritage district to endure. The big news from the October 5th Case Management Conference (CMC) at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT): The OLT scheduled the 20-day hearing to begin August 29, 2022. An additional 10 applications for

September 2021 Newsletter

A quick update, folks, on the progress of our Friends of Olde Berlin Town campaign in pursuit of a compatible, inclusive development of 22 Weber St W that permits existing neighbours to thrive and the heritage district to endure. City Planning Staff held a Neighbourhood Information Meeting on Wednesday, September 8th to share details about the developer’s Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendment application, clarify existing and planned land-use permissions, provide

Updated: October 5th Case Management Conference Notice

September 1, 2021 Click here to read the formal notice provided by the applicant of the October 5th, 2021 OLT Case Management Conference, which includes a Cover Letter and an Explanatory Note. August 18, 2021 You can see a copy of the notice of the October 5th, 2021 OLT Case Management Conference from the OLT here. The applicant is to send the notice at least 30 days prior to the

Updated: September 8th Neighbourhood Information Meeting

Sept 15, 2021 Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting. The planning department staff has made available the slides and a recording of the presentation on their website. August 26, 2021 Read the letter from the City’s Planning Department here or on the link below.

Party Status Achieved at CMC

On June 23, 2021, Friends of Olde Berlin Town received party status at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) Case Management Conference on the Official Plan and zoning bylaw amendment application regarding 22 Weber St W (Case PL210104).  A number of neighbours and the Architectural Conservancy Ontario North Waterloo Region Branch secured participant status. The full decision from the Tribunal summarizing the Case Management Conference (CMC) is available here. Party status

How to Join the CMC on June 23 at 10am

June 23, 10am The Tribunal has set aside 1 day for this CMC. The event will be held using the GoToMeeting service. The appellant(s), applicant, municipality or approval authority, and those persons who intend to request party or participant status, are asked to log into the video hearing https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/625806941 at least 15 minutes before the start of the event to test their video and audio connections. All persons are expected to access

June 23: OLT Case Management Conference

On June 23 the 1 day Case Management Conference (CMC) will be held to determine the basic parameters for the OLT process for 22 Weber St. Importantly, this meeting will determine whether the Friends of Olde Berlin Town will have party status in this process The case number is PL210104. Everyone is invited to attend this meeting virtually. Further details on how to attend will follow. You can see a

“Attainable” housing is NOT affordable housing

In pursuing a compatible redevelopment of 22 Weber St W, we wrestled with remaining true to our values of pursuing equitability and sustainability.  How to support affordable housing, protect our countryside and protect our architectural heritage and ensure fairness in land-use designations and zoning via appropriate transitions? The affordable housing question evaporated upon investigation. This proposed development will not help ease the affordable housing1 crisis.  The applicant states, via their agent, “While the


Friends of Olde Berlin Town supports compatible, inclusive development that permits existing neighbours to thrive and the heritage district to endure.