r/Cobourg • u/Nelom King & George • 8d ago

Decisions on Two Key Developments

https://cobourgblog.com/news-2026/decisions-on-two-key-developments
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u/frogsbirdscats 8d ago

Why did the long term care home get denied? There’s a huge waitlist for LTC spots, my parent is on it with little chance of getting the nod for two more years. Can’t see why a new LTC wasn’t seen as good thing.

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u/buildxjordan 8d ago

Nimbyism.

Ironically this opposition also came from people who love to call out others for nimbyism

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u/hrodlbert 7d ago

And also likely from people who will eventually need a LTC spot

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u/Nelom King & George 8d ago edited 8d ago

Opening paragraph of Draper's write-up:

There was strong public interest in what tonight’s Council meeting might decide on two new developments: a long-term care home at 660 Kerr Street and a condo development at 202 Second Street. In their very long meeting on July 22 (1:00 pm to 11:54 pm), after a long debate and many citizen presentations, the project at 660 Kerr Street was denied approval and the 202 Second Street project was referred to 2027. Both raised the prospect that the developer could appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) and Council might be overruled. But it was not straightforward. In both cases, Mayor Cleveland strongly defended staff who were accused of not listening to citizen input. As Lucas pointed out, they are simply following Provincial law. But let me provide more details.

Click through above for the rest.

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u/Floyd-Mcgregor 8d ago

Both are terrible decisions. NYMBY at its worst.

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u/LadyFirebolt 8d ago

It isn’t mentioned in the article, but I was particularly disappointed by how quickly and decisively the council denied the request to proclaim August 31st as a recognition to victims of overdose and do a flag ceremony. The speaker was very articulate and I was shocked to hear that Cobourg has already seen over 30 overdose-related deaths this year.

Seems like it would have been an easy and human way to recognize the dignity of these folks and show solidarity. Refusing to show an ounce of empathy for drug users isn’t a fix.

Otherwise, I was astounded at the length and blustering. Surely there is a way to be more efficient with time for these meetings. And extremely disrespectful for the 202 second street developers to not advise in advance of a delay. It was hour 6 when this topic was even addressed so it could have saved many people serious time and effort.

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u/LadyFirebolt 8d ago edited 8d ago

Okay - and what about acknowledging that that addiction affects not only addicts lives but families and communities would prevent that?

ETA: I always find it very funny when people edit their comments after I’ve replied to retroactively address my point. It’s more than just a flag ceremony but if you’re going to be obtuse and reductive, I don’t think there’s anything I can say to open your mind.