Zoning bill still raises questions for some councillors

September 20, 2011

Bartlett Road in Lennoxville is one of eight streets that will benefit from a new $2 million investment from the City of Sherbrooke this fall, $750,000 of which comes from money saved on salaries during the blue-collar strike. Photo: Mark McLaughlin

While modifications to a controversial zoning regulation proposal has garnered it increased support from the Sherbrooke city council, four councillors still vehemently oppose the proposal or its purpose, which is essentially to force Revenue Quebec to locate its new offices in the city’s downtown core.
The initial zoning proposal, called rule 783, which would have seen the construction of all buildings larger than 750 square meters limited to a specific area of downtown Sherbrooke, was initially approved by the city council in August, though it garnered heavy opposition from councillors.
After undergoing more extensive research and consideration in the urbanism advisory committee, a new version of that zoning proposal was then presented to councillors at a city council meeting Monday night.

The full story Wednesday in The Record