South Eglinton Davisville Residents' Association
Eglinton – Merton – Bayview – Yonge
There is lots going on in our neighbourhood! Dear Resident, President’s message After much drama and concerns whether the City Clerk would be ready to organize an election on October 22, the election did finally take place without incident. Congratulations to Josh Matlow for being re-elected as councillor in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul’s, and Jaye Robinson … Read more
We strongly support the staff recommendations for the new Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan but would recommend lower height provisions for developments along Eglinton East (north side between Yonge and Mt Pleasant) and immediately adjacent to the Eglinton Junior Public School. We compliment city planning staff for the extensive consultation over multiple years and their openness to … Read more
Midtown In Focus: FoNTRA letter to the Planning and Growth Management Council, re. MIF plan. June 4, 2018: Letter of support by FoNTRA regarding the Midtown in Focus: Final Report. Click here to read the letter Community Council Boundaries SERRA input into the new Community Council boundaries. May 28, 2018 Letter with input from SERRA, by Al … Read more
Below is the December 2 2017 Newsletter. This update was sent with our 2018 membership drive. Please note, the links will not be functional since this is only a snapshot of the newsletter. Please subscribe to our email list if you would like to receive these updates. Click on the page to scroll through to the next one. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We are SERRA, The South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association,representing the Davisville Village and South Eglinton area in Toronto. Our area, whichincludes the Davisville and Soudan apartment neighbourhoods as well as the Midtowncores at the intersections of Yonge/Eglinton, Yonge/Davisville and Eglinton/MtPleasant has one of the highest rates of densification and new developmentapplications in Toronto. Upon … Read more
We wish to express our support for the city planning recommendations aspresented in the 1 Eglinton Ave. East – Zoning Amendment Application –Final Report. We applaud the willingness of the developer, DavPart, to consult with ourcommunity group. This consultation resulted in a re-submission of the applicationin late 2015. Between the original submission and the version … Read more
South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association needs at least $65K to go to OMB Lisa Xing · CBC News · Posted: Sep 22, 2017 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: October 5, 2017 A neighbourhood group in north Toronto is organizing a yard sale on Saturday hoping to raise the tens of thousands of dollars it needs to help pay for its … Read more
Stakeholders offer their input on the long-criticized Ontario Municipal Board and its new, less powerful replacement: the Local Planning Appeals Tribunal by Post City Staff for Streets Of Toronto Posted: June 8, 2017 Tim Hudak, CEO, OREAOntario Realtors are concerned that the OMB reform may jeopardize sustainable home ownership for the next generation. We get that the OMB … Read more
Our concerns are being heard! Toronto Star City Hall reporter Jennifer Pagliaro has written a 3-part series on out-of-control development in the Yonge-Eglinton area (and other neighbourhoods). The proposed development at 18 Brownlow is prominent. OMB Reform | Toronto Star Feb 2017, articles: Part One: http://projects.thestar.com/ontario-municipal-board-reform/contested-development/ Part Two: http://projects.thestar.com/ontario-municipal-board-reform/planning-power-politics/ Part Three: http://projects.thestar.com/ontario-municipal-board-reform/onward-upward/