{"id":243,"date":"2018-09-08T13:09:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T17:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gull-and-silver-lakes.ca\/gslra\/?p=243"},"modified":"2018-09-08T13:09:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T17:09:08","slug":"moody-bay-application-defeated-by-town-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gullsilverlakes.ca\/gslra\/2018\/09\/moody-bay-application-defeated-by-town-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Moody Bay Application Defeated by Town Council!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are very happy to tell you that the Moody<\/span> Bay Development Application to build 30 townhouses on Gull Lake was rejected<\/strong><\/em> by the Gravenhurst Council last night.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>Over 100 people filled the Gravenhurst Council Chambers for the Planning Council meeting – there are usually less than 10 and normally they are people asking for slight amendments or variances.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>The Planning Staff had recommended to defer the application to a later date.\u00c2\u00a0 The rationale for deferral was pretty weak\u00c2\u00a0 -\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153to allow sufficient opportunity to hear and consider public comments, and to review the supporting documentation<\/i><\/b>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. We successfully argued that an overwhelming number of comments opposing the application had been received by the Town, the Council Chamber was filled with people opposing the application, and the developer had held a well-attended public meeting, so the public had spoken loudly regarding the application.\u00c2\u00a0 We also pointed out to the Council that the Planning Department has had the application for seven weeks and in order for the application to become an agenda item, the Planning Staff is required to conduct a thorough review and deem it \u00e2\u20ac\u0153complete\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. An application is deemed complete after the Planning Department reviews the information in the file and is satisfied that all the information they require to write a report is contained within the application.\u00c2\u00a0 So the point was made, what additional supporting documentation did the Planning Staff need to review.<\/span><\/p>\n

After some discussion among the Council members and some Council questions to the developer and staff, a vote was taken on the motion to defer.\u00c2\u00a0 It was defeated 4 votes to 2 votes.\u00c2\u00a0 Mayor Donaldson, Councillor Randy Jorgensen voted to defer and Councillor Lorenz, Eiter, Kelly and Pilger\u00c2\u00a0 voted against deferral.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the motion to defer was defeated, Council was forced to vote on the application with the only options being approve or reject.\u00c2\u00a0 The vote to reject the application was 6 votes to reject, 0 votes to approve.<\/span><\/p>\n

What we learned last night:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n