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

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

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

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 development, as proposed by the applicant, would not have eased the affordable housing1  crisis. The applicant states, via their agent, “While the Owner plans