Visions Of Sugar Plums Dance In Our Heads

.I don't do gushing. Where gushing  happens, I wish  to be someplace  else. Gush and upchuck are synonymous in my book. 

I have something to tell  so unbelievably exciting, my main problem will be to refrain from gushing.

The Town is to receive a gift.  A parcel of  land, twenty times the size of Mosley park, is to be ours. 

A wildlife park , interpretative trails, a child care facility, classrooms for children, a cafe /restaurant / banquet facility will all be accommodated. 

Three soccer fields with artificial turf and lighting  are planned. 
A swallows nesting place,  song bird meadow, snake hibernatum, turtle pond, fox habitat , deer foraging area , interpretive trails  are part of the package. . 

An outdoor farmers market and  craft fair are potentials .

Wooded areas, wetlands , with  the East Holland river running  through the property form the ambiance.

Year round programs and banquet facilities  will be available.

Parking for 491 cars  in the hydro corridor traversing the south-west corner of the property. 

And finally, a foundation to be set up to provide for  self-sufficient operation .

An application was before Council last night for a change in zoning. 

The land is part of a larger parcel, currently designated as a settlement area of  Oak Ridges Moraine. Currently zoned to accommodate six residences and a multiple residential building for farm workers,  the smaller parcel  will be severed and rezoned to public open space with  buildings as described above, on the table land  on  the east side of Bayview Avenue frontage,  north of the Vandorf Sideroad. 

Residents within the required radius had been notified Numbers  attended the planning meeting.

One woman indicated  firm opposition  because of lights and increased traffic.

Another  expressed concern about lights.

Frank Stronach is our benefactor. Fortune and  Canada have smiled upon Mr. Stronach. His intent is to return something to the community which has been home to his children and  his grandchildren. 

I find the sentiment admirable. 

We must  celebrate the advent with all the grace and dignity of which we are capable.

I am happy to  be the  bearer of the good news.The press were not in attendance. 

If  Blog could sing, the song would be.

             God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
              Let nothing you dismay.
              A wonderful project to meet many needs 
              Is sent along its way
              With joyful approval and appreciation.