Thursday,
February 2, 2012
6:30
pm to 8:30 pm (Presentation at 7 pm)
The
Assembly Hall, 2nd
floor
auditorium
1 Colonel Sam Smith Park
Drive
The City’s Stormwater
Management Study Team plan to publicly unveil their recommended solution for
stormwater management in South Etobicoke.
It includes an underground stormwater storage shaft in Samuel Smith Park
and new interceptor sewers running along Lakeshore Blvd., Lake Shore Drive and
Lake Promenade to intercept and convey the stormwater flows from the 30 existing
outfalls to the underground storage shaft in the park.
The Study Team says they have
considered suggestions from the Working Group (that included Terry Smith from
FOSS) for environmental enhancements and naturalized facilities in the Park and
for minimal disturbance to the local community, existing natural and
recreational areas, as well as park functions. They say that during detailed
design of the project, they will explore environmental enhancement and
naturalization opportunities in Samuel Smith Park (e.g. for North Creek and the
sediment embayment), in consultation with the local community, the Toronto and
Region Conservation Authority, and internal City divisions.
This is an important meeting
for those of us who are concerned about wildlife and habitat in our nature
park. The location and construction of
such a deep and wide shaft will have a huge impact on the ecology of the park,
especially for birds during migration.
It is vital that everyone attend this meeting to ask questions and voice
opinions.
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