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By Mark Ribble LEAMINGTON — If a proposed concept plan for the former Leamington District Secondary School (LDSS) property comes to fruition, the municipality will have affordable and attainable housing for almost 300 additional families. The initial concept plan, developed by Dillon Associates, was presented to Leamington Council at their meeting on Tuesday, January 25. It calls for three mid-rise apartment buildings (six floors each) near the front of the property where the school now stands, as well as 53 townhouses behind them and another 24 small multi-residential units at the back of the property. The plan for the 13-acre Talbot Street West site would also allow for the possibility of a small commercial building near the roadway, which could house a medical office, legal office or other commercial entity. Across the road where the original high school was built in the early 20th century, the LDSS parking lot — a 1.75 acre lot — could be sold off or retained by the municipality, with suggestion of a grocery store to service the 293 families. Of course, this is all preliminary and acts as a launching point for council to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on the property, and there are a number of hoops to jump through, but Mayor Hilda MacDonald is excited to see it unfold. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to offer something to people,” she said. “We’re very happy to be moving this project forward.” One of the stumbling blocks involves the Leamington 535 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. The squadron sent a delegation to the meeting (virtually) to remind council that their building has been active on the property for a long time. According to spokesperson Jonathan Azzopardi, the squadron has been part of the community since 1958. The Air Cadet building at the back of the LDSS property was relocated to that spot from the Windsor Airport, where it had been used in the Second World War as a training facility. Azzopardi said that the cadets are opposed to the removal of their building, which holds historical significance in the community, and feels they were informed of the plan much too late into the process. “The cadet movement was started to help our country out of dark times,” said Azzopardi. “Not unlike what we are going through now.” Azzopardi did say that the squadron leadership is willing to sit down with town officials to come to a solution and council responded in kind, hoping to set up a meeting to iron out the details. The recommendation put forth by town administration was to go ahead with the conceptual drawings SEE HIGH SCHOOL — Page 2
The proposed ‘concept plan’ for the former LDSS property on Talbot Street West in Leamington. In the top graphic, the plan for the property on the north side of the road. In the bottom graphic, the plan for the former LDSS parking lot on the south side of the road.
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