Editor,
I was embarrassed when I took a visiting friend to Boucher Street to see the beautiful heritage homes, one I contemplated purchasing myself. We were greeted with an eyesore of a new back-split building in what is supposed to be a heritage street. What happened to protecting the heritage of our community?
After digging a bit I see that in one of your earlier editorials you commented about the suitability of the new library architecture to the Meaford Heritage Conservation District. As mentioned in an answer to that editorial it was said that the Meaford Council makes the ultimate decision based on recommendations from Meaford Planning and the Meaford Heritage Committee. This new building in the Heritage District basically disregards all aspects of good planning and heritage protection – it is simply out of place and the cars have not yet started to park in the front yard. The new build sits a stone’s throw from Stanley Knights home, and I can imagine his thoughts on this…
How does the community now make sure that this new building does not set a precedent for further development in the heritage district?
Mary Lou Gignac, Meaford
