Core Residents Group

We love our downtown Burlington. Together we can ensure it grows responsibly for the quality of life of those here now, as well as the future.

[Councillor Lisa Kearns @Ward2Lisa]

LET’S DO THIS TOGETHER!

[St. Luke's Precinct @SLPrecinct]

@JonesWard2 @kimcalderbank @CoreResidents @ChristyALaverty @CentroGarden @DTBurlingtonON This whole exchange has been revealing of @JonesWard2 . Conspiracy? Endorsement deserved as @Ward2Lisa & @MariannMeedWard have spoken of dev issues for years. Supporting and protecting #dtburlon businesses. You and other candidates are way late to that party. Bye. #Bandwagoneers.

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@JonesWard2 @ChristyALaverty @CentroGarden Hi @kimcalderbank you seem to be following along. Many have chatted with you enjoying the @CentroGarden farmers market with your family. You appear aligned with @JonesWard2 thoughts but do you agree with him on attack of market’s elitism? Affordability? Need to replace? #dtburlon

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@JonesWard2 @ChristyALaverty @CentroGarden Looks like you have deleted the original tweet to this string. But you aren’t ashamed? To remind folks, you attacked the market as elitist. Suggested it should be replaced by the city. A “real” market. Means spending real tax $ instead of free community shoulders & volunteerism.

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@LisaBull1 Looks like @Ward2Lisa responded to the letter already. Appears the people signed up. Hopefully they just forgot and it’s not another bully hater attack tactic. Kinda feels like it though. https://t.co/wr5nHT0uQ3

[Councillor Lisa Kearns @Ward2Lisa]

I proudly stand up for myself and my integrity. As I’ve previously stated, all my email communication lists were attained with permission including these Ward 2 residents who wrote the clerk. I believe they simply forgot they signed up on the newsletter form. #integrity

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@SLPrecinct @CentroGarden @PaulSharman1 @SaveBurlington @stjamesward5 @wendymoraghan @droukema @xinyizhang12 This is a good question. Would find the answer to this helpful in understanding the new code of conduct. @PaulSharman1 would you comment?

[St. Luke's Precinct @SLPrecinct]

@PaulSharman1 @SaveBurlington @stjamesward5 @wendymoraghan @droukema @xinyizhang12 Mr. Sharman, through the lens of the new code of conduct, how will the city view a councillor being hosted at a restaurant for dinner and drinks paid for by developers? #burlon #dtburlon

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@Chris_Ariens ... and you believe that? We’ll have to see. Adi dev said the same thing for Martha st. A lie. Carriage said the same over at Caroline. Didn’t happen. There is no accountability to price or layout. Only height if we enforce rules. It’s just marketing.

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@Chris_Ariens And I hear ya. If that product wasn’t disruptive and needing the infra, and was affordable, and had some employment space or useful mix like Harbourview, it would be hard to say no. But it doesn’t. None do as proposed.

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@Chris_Ariens Yikes. Ironically for your argument the lowest $ of the marketed condos in #dtburlon is actually the low-rise Saxony. Top $ is $1.5M. Rest are 2x that. Higher average too. Let’s ask for more low-rise then ok? https://t.co/LUBd762Oj9

[Mind if I just @mindifijust]

@AndrewM46328930 @OfInformed @TaylorChrissy_ @GregDWoodruff @KellysBake @kellychildsxo @DTBurlingtonON @tvo Mind if I just... avoid the facts in plain sight — these price lists we can all look up — lists showing that together these condos are selling for $ average well above $1.5M — but I’ll just continue to wear this silly liars hat and fool people to distort reality. 👉🏼👁

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@Chris_Ariens @AndrewM46328930 Ah, didn’t we just conclude that the proposed builds were just for older demographic? That’s not the kind of growth we need. Done. Move on. Try to solve how to build the right product that suits younger, businesses and culture and we have it. But propose more luxury and you fail.

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@BurlWaterfront @JFJustTheFacts @mindifijust @OfInformed @RickGoldring @MariannMeedWard You sound like your sensationalizing friends. Nothing goes backwards. But moving forward we can resume reasonable steps to intensification. Nothing old about that. Your developer interests are just greed. Bad for community.

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@Chris_Ariens @AndrewM46328930 Wha, wait! Who said we NEED to build? The developers right? Yah. That’s not our moral obligation nor need of the many that are here. It’s a want of the few who build. That’s all. No illusion. Saying we need it is a fabrication. Building is a profit business, not a public service.

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@AndrewM46328930 @Chris_Ariens I suppose when the streets are dug up to upgrade infrastructure, water, sewer, power, it‘ll be BS. When the traffic studies result in widening lakeshore and other feeder streets, that’ll be BS. Easy solution. Leave #dtburlon as is and allow it to evolve without mega builds.

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@OfInformed @SLPrecinct @JFJustTheFacts @mindifijust @RickGoldring @MariannMeedWard @cityburlington @DTBurlingtonON The retailers say that these proposed new builds bring only the same age and demographic of the existing tall builds. And that these folks, though wonderful, are away a lot in summer and winter. Not reliable for business health. Retailers say need better mix of ages and incomes.

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@OfInformed @SLPrecinct @JFJustTheFacts @mindifijust @RickGoldring @MariannMeedWard @cityburlington @DTBurlingtonON Well, we have actually, over many years. Many many are family and friends. You are misleading again. They want more of the right visitors. More shopping foot traffic. More buyers and diners. More people does not equal more success. Just ask many during SOM or Ribfest. No sales.

[Core Residents Group @CoreResidents]

@AndrewM46328930 @Chris_Ariens Mega-condos need significant infrastructure invest not covered by dvlpmnt fees. Tax payers cover. Then no amenity in these builds. We lose lose. Or share cost to build amenity low-rise resi mixed use, bring more business people & shoppers, more culture, more lifestyle. Win again.

[St. Luke's Precinct @SLPrecinct]

@OfInformed @CoreResidents @JFJustTheFacts @mindifijust @RickGoldring @MariannMeedWard @cityburlington The concept that new builds is a measure of success is a fallacy created by developers. The gig is up. Developers don’t build community. People build community. Our #dtburlon retailers build community & economy. Dvlprs only take, capitalize on what communities make attractive.