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..r 16' Pige 1 OTTAWA, OCT. 9, 1976 glebe report Lansdowne Park: Loeb seeks 9,000 more seats for Rough Riders Within three to six years, the Ottawa Rough Riders will require an additional 9,000 seat stadiurn capacity if they are to continue, in the opirion of owner David Loeb. This information, corning two years after community opposition to a previous $3 million, 8,000-seat addition, was revealed to a meeting of the Lansdowne Development Advi- sory Committee Sept. 28. Rising costs, in the form of players' salaries, were the main reason given by Mr. Loeb, according to Dr. Don Cherry, reporting for the Major Tenants' Sub-Committee. The previous seat addition was fought before City Council Velo-drome at Lansdowne and finally the Ontario Municipal Board, which decided on Nov. 7, 1974, to approve the project. Purchased from Delhi, Ont. in a dismantled state, "a pile of lumber", Ottawa's first Velo- drome Surprisingly, the Advisory Committee members agreed was recently reassembled as an interesting experiment in the parking lot west of the McElroy that in the long run major activities such as the Central Bldg. Charles Sim, Lansdowne Director, reports that it's a great success and now he knows how to Canada Exhibition and CFL football, which generate huge build it, he hopes City Council will decide Oct 13 to give it a permanent indoor home. In the traffic volumes, would have to seek another location. meantime, it will be unassembled. PHOTO BY TOBY SANGER. The viewpoint of the Citizen Interest Sub-Committee, that "because of the severe restrctions of the site (in terms Commercial development stopped of traffic access and parking) it is therefore essential that the long- term development of Lansdowne Park be undertaken in a fashion which phases out major large-s.7ale spectator R4 activities, " met with no opposition from the Committee. -Rosebery zoning to change to It appeared, though, that important conflicts were By Trevor Lyons to likely develop regarding the definition of "long term" and Ottawa Planning Board unanimously recommended that Rosebery Avenue be rezoned to concerning the available options in the short and medium R4 from R5 at a meeting Sept. 29 in the Board .of Control meeting room, City Hall The terrn. room was packed to overflowing as interested citizens crowded in to hear Mayor Greenberg and Controllers Guzzo, Dewar and Other Lansdowne business reported on page 16 Law make their recommendations on various civic matters before the rezoning applications involving Rosebery were heard. The Rosebery Triangle, that unique residential enclave bounded by Chamberlain Ave. the NCC Central Park and Bank Street, first became the centre of intense interest last Dec, when residents were circulated with details of a proposal by the Central Alliance Church, 600 Bank Street, for a requested rezoning of two lots on the south-east corner of Rosebery Ave. , plus three contiguous lots on Bank Street, from residential to commercial. The news broke over the Christmas holiday and resulted in a storm of protest. In the months that followed, the Rosebery Avenue Residents Committee was formed, an application was submitted to the City to rezone all of Rosebery Avenue from R5 (1.0) to R4, This was felt to reflect more reasonably the changes that had occurred on the street since AZ 64 came into being, and would be more in keeping with the zoning of surrounding residen- tial streets. If approved it was felt that this down-zoning would help stem the flood tide of commercial highrise encroachment into the residential solitude of the Glebe. Since it was felt that there might well be a prolonged battle over the two conflicting SUZANNE LABELLE zoning applications, it was further felt desirable to become a corporation without share THEY SAY HE'S GOING TO AIR LIFT THEM IN EVERY SATURDAY " capital - a non profit company. Application was therefore made and in due course letters patent were received for the newly created Rosebery Avenue Residents Committee Incorpor- ated. In this way the rights of those residents of the street whose mother tongue was neither Stop press: English or French could be upheld without great expense. Wednesday was the cliff hanger, and when Planning Board approved the appLcation for Rosebery approved Patterson Avenue to change from R6 (I. 5) to R4 we had high hopes that a similar decision would be taken for Rosebery Avenue, since they are similarly situated. And so, after sot ,e lengthly discussions, Planning Board recommended first that the Church properties remain a5 Patterson returned until such time that the Church authorities returned with a more definate proposal for rezoning than the one given, viz to rezone Commercial for the purpose of offering the property for sale. to Planning Board The climactic moment of the afternoon arrived when Planning Board was to proceed to a decision without comment from the RoseberY- Avenue Residents Committee's spokesmen, By Trevor Lyons Alex Rankin and Trevor Lyons. This oversight corrected sorne f....(ther discussions took place Avenue be By a vote of 12 to 1 on Oct of the residents claimed that with the end result that Planning Board unanimously recommended that Rosebery 4, City Council approved a they had not had a chance to rezoned R4. -change in zoning of Rosebery present their views. Ave to R4 Only Trip Kennedy Wandering through the corr or of Controller Reid on Patter an interesting one! Alderman for Queensboro, a - idors of City Hall certain ly son Ave. Alderman Kay and Alderman west end suburban ward, voted affords one the opportunity to With Alderman Lockhart and Kennedy were appointed to the against the measure that will overhear snippets of conversat- Nicol voting in favour of the Ottawa Planning Board. Both see Rosebery Avenue rezoned ion which throw a different "city blowing blowing snow have expressed opposition to In another surprise move, light on the deliberations of into private lawns in the inner residential rezoning. (Patterson the Patterson rezoning proposal Council and prompt one to ask city areas" (the Glebe, Ottawa better watch out!) was returned to Planning Board what are the interests of Alder- South and Sandy Hill?), the 1976 See story on page 12 for a further hearing since some man Kennedy in Rosebery Ave Municipal election should prove Page Two C OVER BY John Leaning A Church in Seville Glebe Report The Glebe Report is a monthly, non-profit newspaper an adventure in community journalism, .. put out by volunteers. We receive no government granis or subsidies of any kind. Advertising from Glebe merchants pays our bills and printing costs. 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