https://barrie.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2171438&GUID=D9822045-3C62-4AF6-B847-46FCA6D53893Legistar15https://barrie.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2171438&GUID=D9822045-3C62-4AF6-B847-46FCA6D53893D9822045-3C62-4AF6-B847-46FCA6D53893-2023-02-22-19-42-35Title: DEPUTATION BY DR. TED BEATON REGARDING MOTION 15-G-030, RAINSCAPING LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID) GARDEN PILOT UPDATE (WARD 4). Dr. Ted Beaton provided a deputation in opposition to motion 15-G-030 concerning the Rainscaping Low Impact Development (LID) Garden Pilot Update. Mr. Beaton discussed the history of his association with Sunnidale Park including the Save the Park Campaign and the Sunnidale Park Master Plan Steering Committee. Dr. Beaton provided his assessment of the proposed rain garden project, noting that he likes the idea of the project, but feels that the proposed location in Sunnidale Park is wrong. He commented that the Staff Report had indicated that other park locations throughout the City had not been considered, only the 3 sites within Sunnidale Park, with the old playground site being the preferred location. Dr. Beaton also noted the slight discrepancies in the location detail of the appendices. He provided his thoughts on the disadvantages of the preferred location for the garden project, including it being a distraction from the vista, the cost of the Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:42:35 GMT