In attendance;
Brandon
Sloan (Manager, Long Range & Policy Planning)-City of Kitchener
Rohan
Thompson-City of Kitchener
Helen
Van Osch-SGCA Director
Carl
Keller-SGCA Director
Christine
Bettencourt-DaSilva-SGCA Director
Lurdes
Jordao-SGCA Director
Questions
raised by residents; presented by SGCA Board of Directors;
1)
Oak Trees that have been cut down, can the trees be replaced along
Deer Ridge Drive? We
will be meeting with the Operations Department in the fall and will
raise this question at the meeting.
2)
Can we expand our little park to include additional swings? Parks
Department question
3)
How can we prevent speeding along Deer Ridge Drive? And running the
stop sign at Candle and Deer Ridge? Transportation
Department; for street calming and Police Services to clock speed
4)
Many dogs are off leash lately. Are the bi-law people around? Please
call the bi-law officer at City of Kitchener to report any concerns.
5)
A
question I have is the increased traffic coming in from Old King
street to Deer Ridge drive given the TD bank, Lulu's plaza traffic
and now the new plaza going in. Will there be access to the
mall off of Old King to keep the traffic down?
Yes,
there will be access to mall off Old King.
Will
they lengthen the light at the corner so that more traffic can get
through/off Deer ridge drive in the morning and after work hours?
Customer
Service line at Regional of Waterloo for inquiries (Traffic Signal
Time)
6)
Why do we not have a community center in the
area? How did this subdivision get planned without taking
consideration into it's residents including children requiring
these services? Why are there no areas for children to play baseball
or soccer? Are there any lands available that we can plan out
something to permit children to play safely in our neighbourhood?
Are there any additional park lands being allocated in the future,
including dog parks?
History;
In 1996,, the developer of the area, Thomasfield Homes, submitted
zoning request for this area to begin construction of our
neighborhood. The plan was registered in the late 90's with no
consideration or requests for a community center or playing areas for
children (ie baseball/soccer). The plan contained certain heritage
features such as walking trails, access to river and storm water
management area, but no other requests were included for additional
park lands. Today, when planning any new subdivision/neighborhood,
5% is allocated for parkland. This did not occur in 1996, when
Setter's Grove and Deer Ridge area were established. There
is no additional lands available to provide additional parkland space
nor build a community center in our neighbourhood.
Our board of directors continue to look into other options that may
be made available to us.
7) It has been noticed
that speed signs are missing in the neigbourhood. Can these get
replaced? This will be
addressed after construction completion. All signs should be
replaced once construction has ended on corner of King and Deer
Ridge.
8)
My main focus is green space planning. Our "park" is
totally secluded with is the opposite of every other park in the city
which leads me to believe it was an afterthought. Tremaine Park
is the centre of its development. Our park is a safety hazard
with no visibility and next to a creek which is now overgrown. All
inquiries pertaining to existing parks, should be addressed to;
Operations@kitchener.ca
9) Is the asphalt
on Deer Ridge being replaced? With all the construction that has
happened in the last couple of years, the roads have affected and
conditions are poor. Please confirm plans to have the asphalt
replaced. All
inquiries pertaining to existing parks, should be addressed to;
Operations@kitchener.ca
10)
We know that the City is installing LED street lights around the
city. Do we know when this might happen in the Deer Ridge area?
This
will be conducted in a phased approach and is a Regional initiative.
Timing of the installations across the city have not yet been
established.
11) At 100
Deer Ridge Dr, right in front of the community mailboxes, on the road
there is a huge cemented water main installation. It is very rough
to drive on and many vehicles drive around it. .
This
inquiry should be adressed to; Operations@kitchener.ca
SGCA
is requesting at this time:
Next
Steps:
2nd
meeting with Operations Department to be scheduled for fall, 2016
SGCA
Board of Directors to establish Scope for our association and
publish on our website so that our residents can become familiar
with items belonging to City of Kitchener and appropriate contact
numbers.
