Raise the Hammer

I totaly hear you on this subject there draging there butts at City Hall and we as Hamiltonians should remember that on election day , the question is though will there be someone that is willing to go for office as Mayor of this city and kick some butts at Queens Park

Perhaps this rush has something to do with replacing Brian Timmis(sp?) before anyone realizes that the net result of the our Pan am legacy is one less amateur playing field?

The taxpayers paid for this school, back in the day, so does it not belong to the people? I think in recent days, people are starting to see that, we the people, are not seen as important, thus we are left out of the decision making process.

Maybe people are in a fog, with the term democracy, as they think, we go thru an elction process and those people are suppose to represent us, in a fair way. But I heard something last night, that brought a clearer picture in my mind.

Whether it is a town, city, province or even a country, they all operate as a corporation, thus the elected officals are CEO types, one could say.

Sure there needs to be change, however that change must come from the people and they have to engaged, the majority of people are not. So how do we get them interested in issues that affect them?

As we keep pulling back the curtain and get peeks inside, we are all upset about the happenings that go on behind the scenes. Maybe on solution is that whomever is running, whatever party, person, entity, that corporate dollars must be taken out of the equation.

Those are my thoughts. For this school, maybe we have to be like Rachael Corrie, a brave soul who stood in definace of the system in an effort to save people's homes.

It's my understanding that this property was promised to the neighbourhood years ago. The people then wanted it to be park land and that's what it's going to be returned to. I don't think we can expect the School Board or even the city to keep up buildings they can't afford. It takes developers and investors to keep buildings like this and until there is someone with enough money to buy it and maintain it we are all kidding ourselves thinking that the school board and the cities coffers are overflowing with enough cash to keep these beautiful historic buildings afloat. One thing we can learn from all of this, I think, is that we need to move faster on these historic buildings that we want to keep around. Identify them, and get them protected on the Heritage building list. Going forward we need to be proactive instead of reactive.

Where have you been? Someone does want to buy it! OMG!

With the morning sun on those east faceing large windows,and the sunsets on the west side an artist could be inspired to greatness.Why not convert the top floor to living working units for artists.Perhaps a caffetaria on the lower level open to the public.The main floor used for counseling and mentoring inner city youth.The large outdoor area would be public green space,perhaps an area where tables would seat cafeteria patrons .Perhaps donations to various artists could be made to an artists tab in the cafetaria as a thank you for the pleasure of enjoying original works on display.There are so many options other than the wrecking ball.

So if in other words... if I offer a dollar i'm saving the city 299,999. And we live in age of budget constraints? Perhaps this is whats happening with Morelli's 200,000 sidewalk fund?

I'll in fact multiply my offer by a 100.

City is not paying for demo. That comes from the Ministry of education. It is there property
It's a handshake deal to save the city some cash.

Now here is a crazy idea, lets make sure that a similar building doesn't get demo'd because of this process. I'm looking at Delta secondary here.

Seriously. Reading your posts is like visual diarrhea. We'll work on the grammar after that.

I think it's pretty clear at this point that Conrad's comment stylings are a put-on to mask his/her identity - like using your left hand to disguise your handwriting. Getting a little tired of the schtick myself.

What's to save at Delta? Another prime piece of real estate for a big 20+ storey condo complex (2 towers with a nice courtyard linking them. The 3-storey complex, when not used as an institution of learning, is more wasted space.

Please provide information on your "understanding". Minutes from a meeting, signed documentation, names of the "people", anything...

Backroom dealings have led us to where we are today, period.

Delta is in Ward 4, not Ward 3. That means it's safe.

A comment like that shows you have little, really I mean no understanding of the dynamics in Ward 3 and it's "Councillor" (there's a definite reason for quotes and I also use them in air when referring to him).

Clr Morelli just doesn't care to improve the Ward. McHattie, Ferguson, Merulla and I'm sure other councillors fight for old schools. Morelli just doesn't care, or worse.

The permits have been issued and the barriers are up. In short, the debate is done.

Sanford Avenue School is coming down.

Despite pleas from heritage proponents to leave the building standing, demolition of the 80-year-old school is expected to begin before the end of the month.

“We hope the kids will be playing in their new playground in late spring or early summer, weather permitting,” said Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board chair Tim Simmons.


http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/893361--no-saving-sanford-school-as-wrecking-ball-swings-this-month