April 10, 2025
Meeting of the Island Park Community Association
Resolutions Passed
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Island Park Community Association Board of Directors, on behalf of its membership, shall formally call on the proponents of the Matthew Perry House development to protect the greenspace and locate the Matthew Perry House development on the parking lot. – PASSED
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Island Park Community Association Board of Directors, on behalf of its membership, shall formally call on the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre to suspend all lease negotiations with respect to the Matthew Perry House development until a full, independent alternative site assessment locating the development on the parking lot has been completed and publicly shared. – PASSED
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Island Park Community Association Board of Directors, on behalf of its membership, shall formally call on the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre to suspend all lease negotiations with respect to the Matthew Perry House development until an independent traffic study has been conducted on Byng Avenue and Island Park Drive and publicly shared. – PASSED
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Island Park Community Association Board of Directors, on behalf of its membership, shall work cooperatively with the impacted residents and stakeholders to engage with the proponents to develop and implement a plan for transparent and meaningful consultation between the community and the proponents with full consideration given to the environmental, social, safety, and infrastructural impacts of the proposed development, and shall formally call upon the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre to suspend all lease negotiations until a suitable consultation plan has been implemented. – PASSED