At November 13 Council meeting there is statutory public meeting for a planning application to develop 66 Main Street Schomberg such that there would be 32 townhouses and a listed heritage built property would be demolished. If you have a point of view on this application you can either attend and make a verbal deputation; or you can send in your comments to the Clerk at kmoyle@king.ca. I think the magnitude of the proposed intensification is too much but I do believe that this an appropriate place for such. The proposal to increase the kind of housing stock is valuable. Having said this I am somewhat surprised to read that that there are so many critical questions/issues which have not been addressed yet: parking, lot coverage, traffic impact, heritage impact assessment, amount of tree cutting to name a few.
People love the house and it is beautiful inside and out. It is not a tear-down. Is there a way to save it AND build new homes behind it? If not, then the choice for me would be to preserve the house as it is a part of the Village’s heritage and ambience. Let the developer tear down and build at the Rona lot.
It is totally wrong to demolish the building 66 Main Street, it is a significant and beautiful building that could be used as offices or apartments
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The south end of Main Street would never look the same.
The reason why many of us moved to Schomberg was the quaintness of the village and the history that went with it in which to bring our kids up. Building a 32 townhouse ‘subdivision’ in the middle of a small stretch of road – main st. and cooper – which houses many heritage homes completely ruins the identity of the village. There are already traffic complaints surrounding the stop signs at that corner with people ignoring them and now there’s additional traffic and safety issues due to an overwhelming intensification project. I appreciate the need for further investment in homes and businesses in all parts of King Township however this in no way represents why many of us chose to live in Schomberg in the first place. The existing home should be kept and the lot subdivided if possible to far fewer homes which both supports the need for additional housing while maintaining the village’s heritage.