What was…
what is…
and what will be… The Grand Holman Hotel.
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Monthly Archive for April, 2009
Back in December, developer Paul Madden’s proposal for an 85,000 sq. ft. condominium and spa complex on the waterfront was rejected, mainly because the building exceeded the 36,000 sq. ft. allowed for in the Waterfront Comprehensive Development Area. Mr. Madden persevered with a cooperative approach and a lot of patience. After several design revisions Planning Board accepted the design below and Council approved it at last week’s monthly public meeting. This view is looking east from Lobster on the Wharf.
Here are alternate views from the Seaport wharf, and from the water. And here the site plan.
Received a call from a resident who is concerned with potential privacy issues due to the increasingly common practise of people picking through curbside bluebags looking for returnable beverage containers.
A front page story in the Guardian today requires a correction. Although I only read the online version, which was updated this morning after I spoke to the reporter, I can only assume the print edition repeats the same mistake: that the City will be paying police officers for off duty work performed for third-party clients. This work is known as Paid Duty, or Extra Duty. The story strongly implied that the cost of this work would be a new expense and that taxpayers would be subsidizing security for private businesses.
Not true. Members of the Charlottetown Police Service will continue to perform Extra Duty, but clients will be invoiced for the service and payment will be through the Police’s regular payroll. User pays — not the taxpayer. Big difference.
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