The long awaited Recreation Land Plan for Toronto was released on 30th July and there are proposals for upgrades, acquisitions and extensions of recreational land in our local area.
This plan aims to identify the recreational facilities needed to serve the increase in population till 2025, so please consider dropping Council a line or two about what they are proposing by 5pm Monday 12th Sept.
The following information has been summarised from some of the documents available on LMCC’s website.
The priority system for new works
- High priority- short term upto 2020
- Medium priority - mid term up to 2025
- Low priority - long term 2025 and beyond
There are new ideas for the ‘Pony Club land’ at Carey Bay- Hampton St Reserve
The land is categorised as sportsground but not used as such and so better use of the space is being proposed to include;
- Dog exercise area upgraded to a fenced dog park. Dog exercise areas can have disposal bins, water supply, seating, shade and fencing- High priority
- Multi-purpose half court. These facilities contain a basketball hoop, netball ring and/or tennis hit up wall - Medium priority
- A new community garden, ‘a plot where herbs, fruits, flowers or vegetables are cultivated. They provide a range of social, physical and psychological benefits and a mechanism for people to interact with others- Medium priority
- A new BMX (Bicycle Motocross) track at Hampton St or Cooks St Toronto. The need for BMX is demonstrated by the number of unauthorised informal BMX tracks constructed in bushland areas and by the number of community requests for these facilities- Medium priority.
Coal Point Ridgeline
Tracks and Trails upgrade 1260m of track once all the land has been acquired. ‘Develop signposted and interpretative walking trails though the ridge line reserve accessible from Lorron Close, Coal Point- Low priority
Toronto Foreshore Park
Expansion and major upgrade of the park and playground equipment with new outdoor gym equipment. The upgrade of the Toronto Foreshore Park is one of the key recommendations of this plan and is High priority.
Components of the plan include;
- A promenade from Wharf Rd to the land acquisition area with exercise stations, seating, feature trees, solar lighting, al fresco dining
- A major playground with a sailing theme
- A public domain area extension along the foreshore
- A shared pathway from the Greenway along the entire length of the park to wharf Rd-High priority
- A park entry feature that connects the town centre to the park
- Large open areas for festivals, markets, bands and civic events
- Current car parks would be relocated back from the foreshore
- Toronto Lions Park- Upgrade. Relocate boat ramp and car park. -High priority
- Goffet Park upgrade -Medium priority
A bit of
background…
To fund the
delivery of public community infrastructure, local government is able to levy
development contributions to fund new, or extend facilities that are required
as a result of new development.
The
development contributions plan for the Toronto area is now on public exhibition
until Sept 11th. As a community we are
being invited to input into the plan, written submissions can be posted to
General Manager , LMCC Box 1906, HRMC, NSW 2310 or emailed
by 5pm Monday 12th Sept.
The
Development Contributions Plan for the Toronto Catchment 2015-2030, covers 22
suburbs from Teralba to Wangi Wangi/Myuna Bay and out to Freemans Waterhole.
In 2015 it
was estimated that there were 31,487 people (15% of the City’s population) in this
area which is expected to reach 36,899 by 2030. Most of the projected growth of
5,412 people will be located in and around the Toronto area which extends to
Ambrose St.
Some of the local
demographics that are shaping the plan include
- Carey Bay, Coal
Point and Toronto having a higher than the City average of people aged 65 and over,
- Coal Point
has a higher proportion of couples without children than the city average.
- Carey Bay
and Toronto areas have a higher proportion of single person households which is
indicative of the large number of seniors living complexes.
- Coal Point
has 99.2% of it’s dwellings as separate houses, whilst Carey Bay has a higher
proportion (19.3%) of semi-detached house than the catchment average of 6.9%, and
Toronto is the only suburb that has a higher proportion (10.5%) of apartments
than the City average of 5.3%.
- New
residents are expected to be concentrated in 6 suburbs with Toronto expecting a
24% increase in total population, an additional 1,398 people.
Estimated
Residential population by suburb
|
Suburb
|
Existing
dwellings
|
Existing
persons
|
Projected
extra dwellings 2030
|
Projected
extra persons
|
Total
dwellings 2030
|
Total
persons 2030
|
Growth %
|
|
Carey Bay
|
471
|
931
|
21
|
36
|
492
|
967
|
3.9
|
|
Coal Point
|
773
|
1736
|
44
|
91
|
817
|
1827
|
5.3
|
|
Kilaben
Bay
|
551
|
1340
|
26
|
51
|
577
|
1391
|
3.8
|
|
Toronto
|
2764
|
5825
|
766
|
1398
|
3530
|
7223
|
24
|
The
projected changing demographic will see the population age with people over 65 increasing
from 20.7 to 23.7% and the population of people under 19 declining from 23.7 to
21.9%.
Each suburb
is expected to follow these trends with
“The infill development in Toronto’s town centre likely to attract a
range of different lifecycle groups including young couples, couples starting
families, singles and older couples.
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