STATUTORY NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Pursuant to City of Welland Notice By-law 2009-153

Further to Welland City Council’s direction of December 15, 2009, with respect to the 2010 Capital and Operating Budgets, notice is hereby given that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Welland intends to consider adoption of the 2010 City of Welland Capital and Operating Budgets at a Special Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 60 East Main Street, Welland, Ontario.

An information package will be available on January 29, 2010, at no cost, at the City of Welland Finance Department, 60 East Main Street, Welland, Ontario.

Any person who attends has the opportunity to make a presentation with respect to the 2010 Budget. For recordkeeping purposes, a copy of your presentation is to be submitted to the Clerk at the meeting. In order for Council to hear from as many residents as possible, presentations are limited to 10 minutes per presenter.

Bruno Silvestri, CGA
General Manager, Financial and
Corporate Services/Treasurer

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
PROCESS CONCERNING PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO CITY OF WELLAND ZONING BY-LAW 2667 AND APPLICATION FOR OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT

1. FILE NO.  OPA

A complete Application has been made by 867962 ONTARIO LIMITED on behalf of 867962 ONTARIO LIMITED to amend the Official Plan (Part of Block F, Plan 572 being Part 1, Plan 59R-6010) for lands at 574 King Street from COMMERCIAL (C) to RESIDENTIAL.  The purpose of the Amendment is to permit the construction of a three (3) storey apartment building containing a maximum of thirty-six (36) units on the subject lands.  The subject lands are also the subject of an Application for Zoning By-law Amendment - File 2010-01.

2. FILE NO.  2010-01

A complete Application has been made by 867962 ONTARIO LIMITED to rezone Part of Block F, Plan 572 being Part 1, Plan 59R-6010 for lands at 574 King Street from the existing C3- X10 Zone By-law 2667 to a Site Specific Multiple Dwelling Zone By-law 2667.  The purpose of the Amendment is to permit the construction of a three (3) storey apartment building containing a maximum of thirty-six (36) units on the subject lands.  In addition, this Application requests Site Specific provisions such as setbacks, lot coverage and building height.  The Official Plan designation is COMMERCIAL (C).  The subject lands are also the subject of an Application for Official Plan Amendment.

City of Welland Planning and Development Services Staff will be holding a Public Information Meeting at  7:00 P.M., Thursday, February 11, 2010 at the Civic Square, Community Room, 60 East Main Street, Welland.

A Statutory Public Hearing in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act will be held by Council at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at the Civic Square, Council Chambers, 60 East Main Street, Welland.

Interested parties are invited to attend these Public Meetings to express their opinions on the Applications.  In addition, interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the undersigned concerning the Applications.  All submissions will be presented to City Council.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a Public Meeting or make written submissions to the City of Welland before the By-law is passed, or before the proposed Official Plan (or Official Plan Amendment) is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Welland City Council to the Ontario Municipal Board.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a Public Meeting or make written submissions to the City of Welland before the By-law is passed, or before the proposed Official Plan (or Official Plan Amendment) is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan (or Official Plan Amendment), or of the refusal of a request to amend the Official Plan, you must make a written request to the City of Welland, 60 East Main Street, Welland, Ontario.  L3B 3X4.

For a copy of the proposed development you may contact Planning and Development Services, City of Welland, Civic Square, 60 East Main Street, Welland, Ontario, L3B 3X4, 905-735-1700, Extension 2251.  Additional information will be available after February 12, 2010.

Dated:    January 29, 2010

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE

The City of Welland has initiated a Class Environmental Assessment to investigate various traffic and safety improvements to Thorold Road, between Rice Road and Niagara Street, in the City of Welland (ref. Key Plan).  AMEC Earth & Environmental has been retained by the City of Welland to complete the study.

This study is considering, evaluating and detailing alternative solutions to investigate traffic and safety improvements along this section of Thorold Road.  The study is being conducted in compliance with Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.  A key component of the study will be consultation with interested stakeholders (public and regulatory agencies) at a Public Information Centre (PIC).  The Public Information Centre has been arranged for:

Date:              Wednesday February 17, 2010

Time:              6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Location:        Gordon Elementary School – Gymnasium
                       468 Thorold Road West
                       Welland, ON 

The purpose of the PIC is to review and obtain public input on the preferred alternative for Thorold Road, which includes modification of the current lane configuration to one lane in each direction, with a continuous centre left turn lane and bicycle lanes.  Anyone with an interest in this study is invited to attend and participate.  If you cannot attend and would like to provide comments, please forward them by March 4, 2010 to the City of Welland at the address below.  Following the PIC, the study findings will be documented in a Project File and the report will be made available to the public for a 30-day review period.