On January 8, 2013, I exposed the curious ties between the people behind the group opposing Slessor Square, the Glenway Preservation Association, the Town of Newmarket and the Newmarket Aurora Liberal Party Association. I think taxpayers would be wise to pay attention to these links because millions of your public funds have been spent at the behest/ direction of the very few people who cross over between these groups.
I recall that many Glenway home owners asked about compensation as a result of the Marianneville development. These home owners paid a premium to have a property that backed on to a lush golf course. With Mayor Van Bynen and the Glenway Preservation Association (lead by Ward 7 council hopeful Christina Bisanz, herself a former unsuccessful Liberal Party candidate), having bungled the OMB hearing, these same home owners are out of pocket 10's of thousands in terms of home equity. These home owners are victims of the Mayor and Glenway Preservation Association's insistence on playing hard ball with a developer who was very willing to negotiate for fewer homes. Hard ball tactics seldom lead to winning solutions.
The money lost by Glenway home owners in this fiasco will never be recovered. The lot premiums are gone. Residents depending on home equity for a secure retirement must make up that money in some other way.
Compare this scenario to another case of compensation, one that Mayor Van Bynen apparently approves of. A close ally of the Mayor is announcing that public funds will be made available to businesses along Davis Drive who have been hit by lost revenue due to the bus lane construction.
Pay no attention that, unlike Glenway homes, this construction inconvenience is only temporary.
And Newmarket taxpayer, pay no mind that the person who announced this compensation, has multiple locations and a large corporation behind him to ensure his brand will be just fine. Jim Alexander is not laying awake at night worrying about being able to afford retirement.
And finally, let's not busy our thoughts with the fact that the people who are forcing this bus lane through and forcing us to accommodate another 45,000 new residents are the Liberal Government at Queen's Park.
Because these same Liberal Party members want your vote, (including former Liberal Party candidates John Taylor and Christina Bisanz). And once they are on council, they'll be able to take care of their wealthy friends, like Jim Alexander, while ordinary home owners can go get stuffed.
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