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Sunday October 20th 2013

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Brentwood Library will be hiring additional staff

Additional staff will be hired at Brentwood Library. "...the operating impact from capital projects from the reopening of Brentwood Library (5.4 positions)" Who is paying for these additional staff ?

What is the point of zoning by-law ?

Brentwood Library is located at 36 Brentwood Rd. N. The maximum permitted gross floor area for on this lot is 368 meter sq. The altered building will have a gross floor area equal to 1,697 meter sq. This is almost 5 times the permitted floor area. The new building will cover 71% of the lot area, while the maximum permitted coverage [...]

Brentwood Heavy Traffic and Lack of Parking

Brentwood Heavy Traffic and Lack of Parking

There is insufficient number of parking spaces around Brentwood library. The new library has doubled the conference room size to 100 seats and increased the floor space to 4000 sq. meters. This will definitely attract significantly larger number of users from outside the neighborhood. Cheryl Skovronek, Bloor, Brentwood, and Richview area [...]

Toronto Public Library – New Brentwood Library

Renovations and expansion are in the works for Toronto Public Library's Brentwood Branch. The plan is to add an additional 3,200 sq. ft. flooring with the addition of a third floor and elimination of all parking spaces. An application was made to the City Planning committee with "Minor Variance Adjustment Permission". The Toronto Library [...]