New Battery Hotel Developement
We, the undersigned, demand that the proposed Text Amendment, Number 362, 2006 to the St. Johns Development Regulations to accommodate the proposed redevelopment of The Battery Hotel site, not be ente... continue reading »
"Please stop destroying the city I love with ugly oversized buildings. Please have some pride and consider the future. Please develop this city for Newfoundlanders, not American tourists."
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"Please follow your own established procedures. Letting outside developers bypass regulations is NOT good for the city or its future."
"Play by your rules council, for once anyways."
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"This is just an insult to Newfoundlands landscape."
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"when I come home from school in Halifax, I don't want to see a big ugly building blocking the view I've known and loved my whole life."
"It is extremely important for the City of St. John's to maintain the esthetic appeal of the Battery to our community and tourists. Our Friends in Germany would be appalled to learn that an area and landmark they feel is one of the most beautiful on earth "
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"It's time for Councillors and Members-at-large to wake up...IT's not all about the MONEY! One look at Quidi Vidi Village will tell enough. For God's sake build up uptown and leave downtown alone. The view is great from the top of Long's Hill. You can see "
"In the name of aesthetics, would St. John's City Council please make a law that ensures any proposed building development is proportionate to the surrounding area?"
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"I am not opposed to a new hotel - but I am opposed to a behemoth Las Vegas structure that will ruin our historic harbour. Should it fit in with the surrounding Cabot Tower, old houses, cuture and history, and land geography possibly but a glitzy high rise"
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"Council should have the integrity to follow their own regulations. One set of rules for all, equitably applied; NOT one standard for residents, and another one for developers!!!! The current council was elected to apply regulations fairly, and to demonstr"
"Once again the admin of StJohn's has embarrassed the city with their lack of political integrity."
"Signal Hill and the Battery are a precious and cherished part of St.John's natural and historical landscape. Further development, of such a scale, would be a tragic insult to the face of our home."
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"I made the mistake one day of introducing a former well known resident of St. John's, now living in Winnipeg, as a "former Newfoundlander". He pinned my ears back and said "Joey Smallwood would roll over in his grave if he heard you say that. There is NO "
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"I'm counting on Council to represent the wishes of the residents of St. John's, rather than those of big business, this time around."