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23rd January 2012

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South Caswell Concept Plan →

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terrilemire:

Thanks for posting this, Sarah.  I was aware of the plan, but hadn’t read it yet.  The original survey was posted online in the first month that we lived in the area.

Caswell Hill treated us well, and I’m excited to watch this develop!

BTW, did you see the concept plan that included a grow-op and seniors’ strip club?

Yeah I’ve read a bit about it before too, but never the whole thing until yesterday. It is too bad that only 65 residences took the time to answer the survey. Seems like more input would have been better. I enjoy the final plan, although I would have liked to see the one with the stripping seniors growing pot! Haha! I’m curious to see what type of multi family density they are meaning, since the report said they are going above the usual percentage for density. I hope the buildings aren’t too big and monstrous in scale compared to everything else. I can see some of the folks from AODBT in the group meeting pics, so I have some faith in it! Where abouts are you living now? I thought it was still in Caswell?

Hrm, maybe I misunderstood: I thought they simply meant it would be above density for the rest of the area, which wouldn’t be difficult since Caswell is largely single family homes.  Perhaps not.  But the concept plan I mentioned was in the appendix somewhere, if you’re interested.

We *wanted* to stay in Caswell, but there just wasn’t anything available for us.  Everything was either a sideways step or a downgrade, so we moved five blocks over, into Westmount.  Everything ended up needing to move so fast on our sale that we were limited to buying something already empty or not selling our home at all.  Have to say, this is *not* the sort of house I ever pictured us buying.  Ever.

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22nd January 2012

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South Caswell Concept Plan →

biggerthanthesound:

City of Saskatoon South Caswell Concept Plan, to be implemented in the next five to ten years. The plan covers the proposed infill of the transit building and site when it moves locations, ensuring that the neighbourhood is not left with an undesirable vacant lot. It also covers the needs of the neighbourhood, such as more park space, safer pedestrian and bike areas, lowering traffic by closing some through streets to 22nd, and providing affordable housing while keeping the neighbourhoods historical feel.

I am a huge fan of the Local Area Plans (LAPs) that the city has been releasing in the last few years. It excites me that there are people working for our city that understand and feel the need for the infill of core neighbourhoods. This affects my directly, as Caswell Hill is my neighbouring community, and gives people more of an incentive to move to our areas. Not only from selfish reasons, such as the increasing value of my own property, but also just from the point of view of keeping mature areas clean and prosperous. It can be really easy to lose these neighbourhoods to crime and residents who have little community desire.

Thanks for posting this, Sarah.  I was aware of the plan, but hadn’t read it yet.  The original survey was posted online in the first month that we lived in the area.

Caswell Hill treated us well, and I’m excited to watch this develop!

BTW, did you see the concept plan that included a grow-op and seniors’ strip club?

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16th November 2011

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Clients From Hell: I worked in a call center for a well known cable/broadband provider... →

clientsfromhell:

I worked in a call center for a well known cable/broadband provider when an older woman calls about her TV not working properly.

Client: “I cannot get a picture on my TV.”

Me: “Is it just black, or is are some numbers or text on the screen?”

Client: “No picture, but I can see the clock…

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