A motion will be presented at the joint meeting of the city’s finance and plans committees on Thursday to incorporate a third residential tower into the Lansdowne 2. 0 plan, CTV News Ottawa has learned.
Councilors on both committees are asked to vote on the revised $419. 5 million conceptual plan for Lansdowne, which includes a new 5,500-seat stadium on the east end of the stadium, replacement of stands on the north side of TD Place and the structure of two reaspectncial towers. .
The original Lansdowne 2. 0 plan had 3 residential towers, but one of the towers was removed for a revised plan that the committee will have to approve.
A rendering of Lansdowne Park’s proposed redevelopment, adding new north bleachers, a new event center, and three rental towers. The allocation is expected to cost $330 million. (Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group/Brochure)
The move to be presented to the committee, received via CTV News Ottawa, cites the need for more housing as an explanation for adding the third tower to the plan.
“The third tower would introduce greater density at Lansdowne beyond the 1,050-unit limit and provide a potentially larger monetary investment for the Lansdowne 2. 0 project,” the move states.
It’s unclear exactly how this might affect the plan. The revised plan, which removed one of the towers, also added $87. 5 million to the original value of $332 million.
The Lansdowne 2. 0 plan is the only item on the schedule for Thursday’s joint meeting, however, it may take several hours to hear all the public speakers, and the meeting could potentially extend up to a day before a vote is called.
The Lansdowne 2. 0 plan has faced strong opposition from the network’s groups and some councillors; a recent Ekos Research poll prepared for Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group found that a majority of respondents were in favor of the plan.
“I think there’s going to be a lot of delegations, a lot of motions are going to be introduced, I think feelings will heat up,” Capital Ward Coun said. Shawn Menard, whose neighborhood encompasses Lansdowne Park.
Ménard has opposed redevelopment since he presented himself to the last legislature.
“There’s a lot of public fear about the plan, we’ve won the vast majority of emails that oppose and public opinion opposes this plan and that’s why (residents) just need us to do things right,” Ménard said. saying.
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe hoped for a “healthy discussion” on Thursday.
“We own Lansdowne Park, it’s our asset, it belongs to other people in Ottawa. So far it has been a wonderful passing fortune; we’ve noticed millions of other people going to Lansdowne to attend events, the farmer’s market, the movies, we “We just need to take advantage of that and the weak issues of the existing site,” Sutcliffe said. “We want to invest in Lansdowne Park in some way. “
Sutcliffe also said he heard about housing point considerations in the revised plan.
“I’ve heard about the issue of affordable housing and I’m willing to increase the amount of investment we make in affordable housing as a result of this discussion. So I think we’ll see some discussion around the table in the committee meeting. “
The assembly begins on Thursday at 9:30 a. m.
–With Graham Richardson and Leah Larocque of CTV News Ottawa.
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