Lord Mayor candidates who did not win

Pat Darte candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 23, 2018

Pat Darte is a candidate for Lord Mayor in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Daniel Turner candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 23, 2018

Daniel Turner is a candidate for Lord Mayor in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Update on LPAT proceedings

September 8, 2020

First, we apologize for the incorrect information on accessing today’s case management conference of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT). The incorrect information originated with either the tribunal or Benny Marotta’s lawyer it appears. This issue will not reoccur we are confident. We will endeavour to ensure accurate information is provided for the next CMC. With any luck, we will be back to doing this in person.

LPAT adjourned the proceedings today (Sept. 8) until April 2021, to allow the subdivision application recently filed with the Town to be appealed to LPAT and consolidated with the Marotta hotel/convention centre application. All matters will then be heard together at a hearing likely to take place later next year. This is in everyone’s interest to look at the Rand Estate and the impacts of Mr. Marotta’s plans as a whole.

SORE and the Niagara Parks Commission were granted party status at today’s CMC. There will be an opportunity for others to seek either party or participant status at next April’s CMC. Participant status allows an individual to file a written submission with the Tribunal and SORE encourages concerned residents to take advantage of that opportunity. We will circulate separately a link to the participant request form once the details of the Marotta subdivision application are made public.

On that front, we have asked the Town to make that application public now, rather than waiting for it to be deemed complete. So far, Mr. Larmour has declined to do so.

The next events in this ongoing saga will include the hearing by the Court of Appeal of the Marotta appeal to the Superior Court ruling against his companies on their challenge of the Town’s heritage designation bylaws and the Conservation Review Board hearing on the same matter.

As always, thank you for your continued support and encouragement.

Update re Marotta Group legal proceedings

May 20, 2020

The Conservation Review Board (CRB) has now set hearing dates in December 2020 on the Marotta group request for a review by that tribunal of the Town’s decision in August of 2018 to initiate the designation of the Rand Estate under the Ontario Heritage Act.

Superior Court issues cost award in Marotta heritage designation challenge

April 16, 2020

Superior Court has recently issued a cost award to both the Town and SORE for the Marotta group’s recent unsuccessful challenge of the Town’s August 2018 Notices of Intent to Designate the Rand Estate under the Heritage Act.

Reminder re March 19 email

April 8, 2020

The Conservation Review Board has determined that SORE’s post of March 19, 2020 concerning the Rand Estate violated the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Conservation Review Board by publishing information and materials that was confidential.

Marotta group produces new hotel picture

February 17, 2020

The Marotta group has hired an architect to produce a new picture of their proposed hotel/convention centre. Much was made of this rendering in a recent letter to the editor by Mr. Marotta’s lawyer. At this point, however, all we and the Town have are pictures. No detail.

Lord Mayor candidates who did not win

Pat Darte candidate response to SORE

Daniel Turner candidate response to SORE

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