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The planning committee will vote next week on zoning changes to allow a community health centre in Carlington to build new housing units for seniors, but the proposed addition could come at the cost of a large community garden.
The Carlington Community Health Centre at 900 Merivale Rd. wants to build a four-storey addition with 42 one-bedroom units, as well as expand the health centre. Current zoning for the site doesn’t permit residential units and restricts the community health and resource centre to a smaller share of the building’s footprint.
The health centre has secured funding from all three levels of government for the proposed addition, which would be located directly behind the existing building. Access to the site would be relocated from Merivale Road to Coldrey Avenue.
Ottawa Community Housing will manage the new seniors housing, while the health centre will continue to provide primary medical care and support services, resulting in a unique “health hub” partnership.
In written comments contained in a staff report prepared by planners, River Coun. Riley Brockington says he supports the plan, but noted the potential loss of Ottawa’s second-largest community garden is “devastating.”
“Every possible option must be explored to find suitable, local and accessible land to relocate the community garden,” he wrote.
The community garden contains 150 plots and has been around for more than 20 years. A steering committee has been formed to secure new garden space, but current gardeners have access to plots until construction begins, the staff report says.
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The Carlington Community Health Centre at 900 Merivale Rd. wants to build a four-storey addition with 42 one-bedroom units, as well as expand the health centre. Current zoning for the site doesn’t permit residential units and restricts the community health and resource centre to a smaller share of the building’s footprint.
The health centre has secured funding from all three levels of government for the proposed addition, which would be located directly behind the existing building. Access to the site would be relocated from Merivale Road to Coldrey Avenue.
Ottawa Community Housing will manage the new seniors housing, while the health centre will continue to provide primary medical care and support services, resulting in a unique “health hub” partnership.
In written comments contained in a staff report prepared by planners, River Coun. Riley Brockington says he supports the plan, but noted the potential loss of Ottawa’s second-largest community garden is “devastating.”
“Every possible option must be explored to find suitable, local and accessible land to relocate the community garden,” he wrote.
The community garden contains 150 plots and has been around for more than 20 years. A steering committee has been formed to secure new garden space, but current gardeners have access to plots until construction begins, the staff report says.
mpearson@postmedia.com
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