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EXAMPLE The north-west corner of Yonge and Eglinton is another great example of "its2big" partnered with flip-flop.Back in 2004, when the buildings were owned by Greenwin, they had proposed the "crystal palace" - a glass enclosure of the public open space. The community spoke out against such a proposal and had the support of the Ward Councillor. Greenwin backed off and in fact sold the buildings. Fast forward to 2010. Rio-Can has been the owner of the land and buildings for several years and proposes to not only close-in the public open space but to add extra storeys to the existing 2 office buildings. Many in the Community were comforted to know the Ward Councillor stood in opposition to such a plan. WRONG! Despite the public's outcry that the public open space should be left open and public, the Councillor, though just a few short years earlier opposed a very similar proposal - comes out in favour of the developer and does not support her constituents! Yes, another example of "its2big"!!! |