Mississauga is experiencing a time of transition — its residents are set to elect just the third mayor in the municipality's history on Monday and in the process have to consider whether and how much they want the city's landscape to change.A view of Mississauga City Hall, Celebration Square Clock Tower, Square One, Absolute Condos, known as the 'Marilyn Monroe Buildings,' and surrounding residential neighbourhoods.
The city is experiencing a time of transition — its residents are set to elect just the third mayor in the municipality's history on Monday and in the process have to consider whether and how much they want the city's landscape to change. "You also need to be thinking about is this a place where my children will be able to afford a home in the future, where we'll be able to have jobs, where we'll be able to sort of have recreational opportunities or cultural opportunities. Thinking about how do we make the place itself.
Stakeholders should be "all hands on deck" to find a solution, said Singh, but that urgency hasn't always been apparent. She highlighted the approval of fourplexes last December, which came only after Crombie invoked strong mayor powers to override council's rejection of the motion. Johnston, president of the Lorne Park Estates Association, said a current issue in his neighborhood — known for its affluence — is a proposed 11-storey, 178-unit building that would be situated next to a public park near the lakeshore.