Save Benny Park

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    Conseil de la Ville de Montrйal
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    Save Benny Park Coalition/ Coalition Sauvons Parc Benny
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Re: Site for the Cote-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grвce Sports and Community Center

Background

In Sept. 2002, a Benny Farm Task Force comprised of NDG residents and community leaders was formed to make recommendations for the development of the Benny Farm site, and in Feb. 2003, a genuine public consultation process was carried out by the Office de la Consultation Publique de Montrйal. The result was a plan to develop the Benny Farm site with affordable housing and servicesincluding a Sports and Community Center. The value of this plan was recognized in 2006, when the Canadian Urban Institute awarded the Task Force the Urban Leadership Award in the City Renewal category, for among other things, ''transformation of urban landscape for future generations.''

Sadly, since that time, the CDN-NDG Borough administration has unilaterally decided to build a Sports and Community Center, not on the Benny Farm site, but instead in Benny Parkcontrary to the Benny Farm Task Force recommendations, counter to the consensus reached through public consultation, and against the will of NDG citizens. This unnecessary co-opting of a public park is not the sort of transformation of urban landscape that NDG residents would wish for our children and our children's children!

WE REQUEST THAT YOU MANDATE ON OUR BEHALF THAT THE BENNY SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTER BE BUILT ON THE BENNY FARM SITE, TO PRESERVE BENNY PARK SPACE OPPOSITE THE SPORTS CENTER AS A PUBLIC PARK.

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Objet : Emplacement du Complexe sportif et communautaire Benny

Historique

En septembre 2002, le groupe Benny Farm Task Force composй de rйsidents de NDG et des leaders communautaires a йtй constituй afin de formuler des recommandations pour le dйveloppement du site Benny Farm. Cest ainsi quen fйvrier 2003, а la suite dun vйritable processus de consultation publique effectuй par l'Office de la Consultation Publique de Montrйal, un plan de dйveloppement du site Benny Farm a йtй dйposй. Le plan prйvoyait le dйveloppement du site avec des logements abordables et des services, dont un centre sportif et communautaire.

La valeur de ce plan a йtй officiellement reconnue en 2006 par l'Institut Urbain du Canada qui lui a assignй le Prix du leadership urbain dans la catйgorie Renouvellement de la Ville, pour, entre autres choses, la transformation du paysage urbain pour les gйnйrations futures.

Malheureusement, depuis ce temps, ladministration de larrondissement de CDN-NDG a unilatйralement dйcidй de construire un centre sportif et communautaire non sur le site de Benny Farm, mais plutфt dans le Parc Benny, et ce, contre les recommandations du groupe de travail de Benny, а l'encontre des consensus йtablis par le biais de la consultation publique, et contre la volontй des citoyens de NDG. Cette inutile occupation d'un parc public n'est pas le genre de "transformation du paysage urbain que les rйsidents de NDG souhaite pour leurs enfants et leurs petits-enfants!

Nous, les soussignйs, vous demandons par la prйsente pйtition que le COMPLEXE SPORTIF ET COMMUNAUTAIRE BENNY soit construit sur le site de la ferme Benny, du cфtй sud de la rue Monkland, de ne pas construire dans un parc public et de prйserver ainsi lintйgritй du parc Benny situй du cфtй opposй de la rue.

42 Signatures

  • Marilynn Gillies
  • Sylvia Oljemark
    • Street address and city
    • 18 Alliance Ave Montreal H4K 2C6
    • Comments
    • go go go!
  • Mylaine St-Onge
  • Antoine Tinawi
  • Sam Gyetvay
    • Street address and city
    • 2239 Clifton
  • Mabel Contin
    • Street address and city
    • Montrйal
  • Roger Haughey
    • Street address and city
    • Clifton Ave.
    • Comments
    • Let's end the use of public resources against the public interest.
  • petrina lee poy
  • Jane Critchlow
  • Ann Beer
  • Vesna Borelli
    • Street address and city
    • Chester Avenue, NDG
    • Comments
    • One of the 2 nice parks for children in NDG. It's a shame !
  • John Pike
    • Comments
    • I"ve seen an ad promoting Montreal which mentions we have a 1000 parks, well we need even more, so they'll have to change the ad to 999. I lived in NDG for years and often went to Benny Park. It's a wonderful place to relax etc.leave it be please.
  • Tricia van der Walde
    • Street address and city
    • 4481 Madison Ave.
  • Ken McMurray
  • Marc Trudel
    • Street address and city
    • 5925 Monkland Ave.
  • sana miled
    • Street address and city
    • bl lasalle
    • Comments
    • my kids grew at this park don't distroy their souvenirs
  • Jacob Ransom
  • Henrietta Parnas
    • Street address and city
    • 4014 Ave du Parc-Lafontaine, Montreal
  • Leah Garfield-Wright
    • Street address and city
    • 329 rue Emery
  • anne summerhays
    • Street address and city
    • Montreal
  • Curtis Murphy
    • Street address and city
    • 10 Parkside Place, Montreal
    • Comments
    • Urban greenspace is so important!
  • Jean Militza
  • Aldyth Irvine-Harrison
    • Street address and city
    • 556 Stanstead Ave
    • Comments
    • Reconsider.Citizens reap the loss,especially the young.
  • PHYLLIS CARTER
    • Comments
    • It's time fior responsible people from all walks of life to stand up to those who impose their will against the people of NDG. The Borough Council under Michael Applebaum has damaged NDG by undermining the Fraser Hickson Library and focusing all benefits to Cote des Neiges. We will not remain silent about the injustices perpetrated on the people of NDG by this biased administation.
  • Jean Martin Legault
    • Comments
    • Dont touch Benny's Park!
  • Albert Albala
    • Street address and city
    • Montreal
  • David Liebman
  • Catherine Rahal
    • Street address and city
    • 4355 Draper, soon 4100 Benny
  • Francis Dйry
    • Street address and city
    • Montrйal
  • Arlyle Waring
    • Street address and city
    • 3439 Walkley Avenue
  • rhoda miller
    • Comments
    • save the park
  • Francesca Worrall
    • Street address and city
    • Hingston Street, Montreal
  • Cory Morningstar
    • Street address and city
    • 69 Trevithen Street
  • Sally Livingston
  • Dawn Bramadat
    • Street address and city
    • Girouard, NDG
    • Comments
    • В
  • Janet Corrigan
  • Kerry Laughlin
  • Stephanie Lawrence
  • Abdul Pirani
  • Barbara Jackson
    • Street address and city
    • Walkley Ave., Montreal
  • Malaika Garraway