The city purchase a prime piece of land at 1010 Somerset St. W. in 2021. The next phase of the development project includes paying to demolish the existing building.
Parents of francophone students and neighbours concerned about a lack of green space spoke up at Tuesday's finance and corporate services committee, as Ottawa city councillors discussed next steps for a highly anticipated mixed-use development near the planned Corso Italia LRT station.The city purchased a prime piece of land at 1010 Somerset Street W. in 2021. The next phase of the development project includes paying to demolish the existing building.
Somerset ward Coun. Ariel Troster said Tuesday that this has been one of her office's biggest files since day one. The city has since adjusted the site plan to move the site of the future school to sit between the existing park and a new, larger public space. "The ratio of green space to people is going to be reduced even further," Cheryl Parrott told the committee. "This is public land and it should be used for public uses."Kitchisippi Coun. Jeff Leiper questioned if today's vote could lock the city into selling a larger plot of land than it might want.
The city plans to expand the Plant Recreation Centre as part of the new development in Little Italy.
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