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SUDBURY PORTION OF WARD 5
KENT COURT, MITCHELL STREET, CRESCENT
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| KENT COURT &
MITCHELL STREET APARTMENT COMPLEXES |
 The people in the area of the Kent Court and Mitchell Street
apartment complexes have expressed a desire for improvements in a number
of different areas. These concerns were expressed by residents of the
apartment complexes as well as individual home owners and people renting
homes in this part of the city.
Improved Safety:
There are a large number of children living in the area as well as some
students who attend post-secondary school.
While this has been a relatively safe area of the city, they residents
still ask for more police presence, especially in the evening when many
of the residents are walking back to the apartment from the bus stop on
Lasalle Blvd.
Employment Opportunities
The City of Greater Sudbury must do more to attract new business and
create more jobs in the Greater Sudbury Area for the young families and
the students who live in this part of the region. Many of the residents
are renting apartments while they seek out meaningful career
opportunities. It is our responsibility as a City Council to attract new
industrial development by reducing red tape for business owners. The
Valley East Industrial Park is less than 15 minutes away for residents
in this part of the City, so I will be doing what I can to encourage
businesses to set up in that part of the city in order to create job
opportunities for the people living in the Sudbury portion of Ward 5.
Day Care Space
We must also create more day care space in the City, especially in this
part of Ward 5, since there are many young families living here where
both parents are required to work in order to make ends meet. We also
have a lot of single parent families, so day care is critical.
Public Transit Service
While public transit service in this part of the city is sufficient,
many people have stated that if we could make it more affordable for
those of limited means, it would be appreciated. The building of bus
shelters is also being requested in order to provide protection from
inclement weather for people who use the public transit. People are also
asking for Sunday to operate on a Saturday schedule since many people
shop on both days of the weekend.
Reducing Services to Control Property
Tax Increases Is A Real Fear For Renters
I spoke with a lot of residents who rent apartments who are afraid that
the push to reduce municipal taxes may impact on the services that they
so desparately depend on. For example public transit, recreation, day
care facilities, police and fire services, and playgrounds for their
children. We must make sure that the people who are most in need of
municipal services are not being negatively impacted by our desire to
minimize taxes during the next several years. It is too easy to cut
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Lack of Playground Equipment Is a
Major Concern
 I am extremely disturbed to find out that there is not a single play
area for children living in this part of the City. There was a small
play area in the middle of the Kent Court Apartment complexes, but it
has now been taken down.
I have looked over the area and there are some places where the city
should be setting up a municipal park with state of the art playground
equipment for use by the children in this part of the city.
It would be appropriate for the City to work cooperatively with the
owners of the Kent Court apartments to share in the cost of establishing
a large and attractive park setting in between the complexes. This would
then provide residents of the apartment complex as well as other
residents nearby to enjoy their leisure time and give the children a
place to play. |
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Walking Path Should Be Created
There is a little path that goes from the parking lot behind Kent Court
apartments to Mitchell Street. I think this would be a good walking path
for the municipality to fix up and maintain. It gives people ready
access to the street and the bush area north of the neighbourhood for
hiking and blueberry picking. It would help enhance the area and make it
safer for people to walk up the steep bank to get back to the parking
lot. |
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Joseph
MacDonald Memorial Park
The Joe MacDonald Memorial Park is one of the most attractive places for
residents to sit and relax in this part of the City, but it is not all
that quiet since it is right beside Lasalle Blvd with all of the heavy
traffic. Some have indicated that it would have been nice to set up a
full park just accross Loraine Street. That is the site that many people
feel would be an ideal location for a playground with full equipment,
plus a shadded sitting area where young families can gather for a
picnic. Either the Joe MacDonald park could be moved to the new park
area or a dog park could set up along the play area.
The whole park could be fenced in for safety and would provide a
beautiful park for this entire area of the City. The land should be
purchased for this purpose and the city should take full responsibility. |
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| Land Suggested For New Park |
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O'Grady Street Bus Shelter
Many of the people living in the Apartment complexes rely on public
transit to get around the City and use O'Grady Street to gain access to
Lasalle Blvd. Students also use this route to attend the secondary and
post-secondary school in the area.
Some people have asked for a bus shelter to be built at the end of
O'Grady Street so that they can get out of the rain and snow while
waiting for their bus to come along.
Others say that they would like to see the police coming around the area
more often just to ensure that this route is safe for walkers who have
to use the street at night to return home from work or school.
Paved paths would also make it easier to walk during the winter months. |
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Gordon Avenue Bus Shelter
Gordon Avenue is a popular bus stop for residents of Gordon Avenue and
Crescent Park Road. It has been stated that a bus shelter would be
appropriate and could be set up right at the end of the turn-around for
use during inclement weather.
A lot of people use public transit from this area since it is so close
to one of the major intersections in the City of Greater Sudbury. |
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