In the June Chronicle it was stated that Council has
recently made a decision to not accept online petitions…this was incorrect.
Council currently has a Draft Petitions Policy open for comment till 31/7/19.
It is a welcome document that provides clarity on what
subjects can be petitioned, how to present the community concerns to council, and
also what response can be expected.
The Policy statement says “Petitions must concern matters
that Council is authorised to determine.
However, petitions concerning objections to Development
Applications will not be accepted under this policy. The most appropriate way
for Council to consider objections to development applications is through the
development application notification process.”
The policy states that “Council will decide what action, if
any, it will take on a petition. Generally, Council refers the petition to the CEO.
Council’s decision can be accessed in the minutes of the relevant meeting”.
There is also a clause for repeat petitions stating that “A
petition will not normally be considered where it is received within 24 months
of another petition being considered by Council on the same matter or a
substantively similar subject.”
For the 5300 people who signed the ‘Save Our Toronto
Foreshore Park from
Development’ petition, sincere thanks for signing and
helping to bring about clarity in the community communication process with
Council.
We will be keeping the signatories of this petition up to date as new events unfold.
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