I’ve written about the Teehan’s plight twice. If you watch Sandra Bussin you can see how little she cares. She’s just going through the motions.
204 Beech Ave.: Councillor Sandra Bussin at community meeting June 3, 2010
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Hey Dave, hope all is well(this is Alex Brasil we’ve met before at Web Analytics Wednesdays). I live about 40 doors down from 204 and find this absolutely disgusting/embarrassing. Was away during this meeting.. almost glad I was– it angers me too much to even watch the video.
I agree that Bussin is being heavy handed–but is there no way to build a house that allows the family what they need but also preserves some of the character rather than just building a million dollar cube? There must be a way, otherwise neighbourhoods will loose their character which is one important thing that makes them nighbourhoods.
John, the buildings are the least of what make a neighborhood. And your right there isn’t a way to keep the house and make it wheelchair accessible and that is too bad. But the wheelchair accessibility has to come before the “character” of a neighborhood.
You called it a “cube” because you don’t like it, and you would like it to stay the way it is because you do. I might call it modern, elegant, clean. In contrast I might say the turn of the century houses are old, musty, out-dated. But the problem is, that is all subjective.
The house was not slated for heritage status, they checked. Bussin is simply upset because her ego has been bruised. It is absurd to think that everyone in the Beach should call her personally and ask if it is okay for them to develop the property they purchased. She is a councilor, not a monarch.
The Teehans have done everything reasonable to ensure the house was available for the purposes they needed it and after that, too fucking bad. If it is so important to keep heritage buildings and the “character” of the neighborhood then all the neighbors should be clamoring to nominate their own houses for heritage status.
Until that happens they should just mind their own business…or better yet try to make their own homes wheelchair accessible.
A quote worth repeating:
” I already have a local councillor, Sandra Bussin in Beaches-East York, famed for her rudeness and hostility to constituents. I once got an entire column out of her voice mail greeting. No more, thanks.”
– Heather Mallick column in the Toronto Star
Its over, you would think at 100,000 plus a year in salary plus 50,000 expenses and all that power she would at least show a little compassion for her constituents.
She actually threw herself a “victory” party a few months ago evidently on her re-election.
I will have to check that out if its true or not.
lol
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