London Clean and Green will be held on Saturday, April 20. Londoners will work together to help “clean & green” our city’s neighbourhoods and parks and the Thames River. If you are interested in participating, you can find a list of gathering places and register at:
http://www.cleangreen.london.ca/clean_green_registration_info.html
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Medway Valley – Public Meeting on Apr 9
On Tuesday, April 9th at 7:30 pm at city hall, there will be a public participation meeting about trail planning in the Medway Valley south of Sunningdale Road. This is the first application of the City’s new trailing planning guidelines. These same guidelines will be used in the Conservation Master Plan under way for the section of the Valley near Orchard Park/Sherwood Forest. The guidelines deal where pavement can and cannot go. The decision made by City Council on the Valley north of us may influence what happens next in our area.
You can review the city staff’s recommendation on the Planning and Environment Committee agenda for April 9th, which can be found at:
http://london.ca/d.aspx?s=/Meetings/Default/meetingpackages.htm
Coming in February
February 5th at city hall will have two matters of interest to Orchard Park/Sherwood Forest residents.
There will be a report from city staff on whether or not a local improvement levy is a way to finance a possible city acquisition of the Sherwood Forest School site.
The other matter will be on the Planning and Environment Committee agenda that day. It will deal with the possible use of a court ruling in Oshawa (called Howden) that could limit the number of homes turning into rental properties in London. It will be the first step in a city staff review of the matter. The London North Community Association has been leading this effort. LNCA received a legal opinion from a Toronto law firm that the Oshawa ruling does apply to London. They have also met with City staff to share the legal opinion.
LCNA held two town halls earlier in January to discuss this issue. Click here for the slides from those presentations.
ESA Observation
The City of London, in partnership with the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, manages seven different environmentally significant areas (ESAs) in the City, including the Medway Valley. This observation form is provided so that members of the public may record observations arising from time spent in ESAs. The City of London will review the information received and take steps to incorporate your suggestions into our ESA Management efforts, subject to existing policies, approved conservation master plans, budget and environmental considerations. Please respect the natural environment during your visit, beaware of permitted and prohibited activities defined on the signs at the trailhead and stay on the managed trail system.
Please submit comment forms to the City of London Planning, Environmental and Engineering Services Department. Forms can be dropped off in person, or mailed.
Medway North Trailing Planning
The City of London is currently reviewing pathway and trail opportunities though the Medway Valley Heritage Forest as part of a City-wide project to document best practices for the planning and design of trails in Environmentally Significant Areas.
The time line for this project is as follows
- November 7, 2012 – Public meeting to present trail options evaluation process and selection of the most preferred options.
- December 7, 2012 – The Public is invited to provide comment until this date. See below for contact information.
- December –January 2013 – preparation of the draft Trail Master Plan by city staff
- January 17 2013 – City to post the draft Trail Master Plan on the city’s website
- March/April 2013 – Final Trail Master Plan presented at a public participation meeting at the Planning and Environment Committee
Orchard Park / Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association 