The City of Toronto recently posted a video on their website detailing plans to address basement flooding in specific areas throughout Toronto considered flooding 'hot spots'. This video is perhaps the best example of why local Beach residents in Ward 32 are so concerned about the proposed development at 66-76 Kippendavie Ave. The City itself recognizes how critical and severe the situation has already become. The Beach neighbourhood is considered to be 'ground zero' by many when it comes to flooding. Yet, the program mentioned in this video has not yet benefited this community. Given the current state of the City's finances, it remains clear that the upgrades mentioned in this video, and so desperately needed in many other parts of Toronto, are unlikely to move forward any time soon. This is why the Kew Beach Neighbourhood Association is asking their Councillor, Mary Margaret McMahon and the other East York Community Council members to reject the proposed development at 66-76 Kippendavie Avenue. Infrastructure on small residential streets such as Kippendavie was never designed to sustain the demands of today's high density developments. Given the concerns arising from storms and flooding Toronto has seen in recent years, Worsley Urban Partners proposed development should not even be considered for such a small, one-way, residential street. Any consideration given to such a proposal is nothing less than irresponsible and unacceptable. Developments like this one should serve as a wake-up call to concerned residents throughout the City of Toronto. If developments like this are approved in one part of your ward or City, other developers will demand that they too be allowed to do the same. It's time everyone take a long hard look at responsible development and say "NO" to developments such as the Kew Beach Living proposal, especially when it's so clear and obvious that the existing infastructure is unable to support them. KBNA urges you to write to your East York Community Councillor asking them to do their part in rejecting this application for re-zoning. To learn more about the KBNA or to help with a donation, please visit the KBNA website
