CVN Letter to Council – Chinatown – 105 Keefer

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CVN Letter to Council – Chinatown – 105 Keefer

May 19, 2017 City of Vancouver Council Dear Mayor Gregor Robertson and Councillors, Re: Public Hearing for 105 Keefer St. and 544 Columbia St., Chinatown The Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods joins the local community to OPPOSE the above rezoning application. During consultation on this current application, 75% of the community has expressed their opposition. Please reject this proposal. The application has not been significantly changed to address community concerns and is essentially the same proposal that has been repeatedly opposed by the local community since 2014. A few more small tweaks do not make this proposal acceptable. Please listen to the community requests for a much smaller scale project that minimizes the impacts on the Chinese Cultural Centre and the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden across the street, with a design that fits into the heritage character of the heart of this historic Chinatown neighbourhood. Sincerely, Larry Benge, Co-Chair [email protected] 604-736-0190 On behalf of the Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods Member Groups of the Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods Arbutus Ridge Community Association Kits Point Residents Association Arbutus Ridge/ Kerrisdale/ Shaughnessy Visions Marpole Oakridge Community Association Cedar Cottage Area Neighbours Norquay Residents Chinatown Action Group NW Point Grey Home Owners Association Citygate Intertower Group Oakridge Langara Area Residents Community Association of New Yaletown Raycam Crosstown Residents Association Residents Association Mount Pleasant Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Council Riley Park/South Cambie Visions Dunbar Residents Association Shaughnessy Heights Property Owners False Creek Residents Association Association Grandview Woodland Area Council Strathcona Residents Association Granville Burrard Residents & Business Upper Kitsilano Residents Association Association West End Neighbours Society Joyce Area Residents West Kitsilano Residents Association Kitsilano-Arbutus Residents Association West Point Grey Residents Association Reference: http://council.vancouver.ca/20170502/documents/p3.pdf 1 .

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