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From: Ron Skibbens &lt;skibbenr7(a)hotmail.com&gt; Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2021 10:44 PM To: ab996(a)chebucto.ns.ca Cc: Rodger, Valerie &lt;rodgerv(a)halifax.ca&gt;ca>; Smith, Lindell &lt;smithli(a)halifax.ca&gt;ca>; Support, By-Law &lt;bylawsupport(a)halifax.ca&gt;ca>; BNRA &lt;bnranews(a)chebucto.ns.ca&gt;ca>; Mayor &lt;mayor(a)halifax.ca&gt;ca>; Hill, Scott &lt;hills(a)halifax.ca&gt;ca>; Hill, Scott &lt;hills(a)halifax.ca&gt; Subject: [External Email] Re: [Bnranews] Dangerous and unsightly bloomfield Hi Roback, thanks for your letter of support about the dangerous and unsightly mess at Bloomfield, and Valerie Rodger’s lack of substantive information about ByLaw’s determination of when and how that will be remedied. I’ve taken the liberty of forwarding your email to the mayor and additional ByLaw staff in hopes of the courtesy of a reply to this and past requests for information from Councillor Smith and Inspector Rodger, as itemized below. All the best, Ron On Nov 18, 2021, at 1:59 PM, ab996@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:ab996@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote: Hello Ms Rodger and Mr Smith, As a long-time resident of the Bloomfield neighbourhood (40 years at 2620 Fuller Terrace), I would like to express my support for the issues raised by Ron Skibbens in his recent communications with you both. The Bloomfield school site has served both the immediate and larger community very well for over 100 years. The value placed on the site and its potential was made clear by how members of the neighbourhood mobilized in an effort to develop a plan incorporating commercial, housing, recreational, and creative opportunities in this space. Throughout the long and often interrupted process that followed, the site has been allowed to deteriorate, and stands now like in a bad dream. It seems to me that compliance with by-laws should not be ignored by claiming confidential agreements with the site owner. HRM - its elected representatives as well as its staff - has a responsibility to ensure its citizens and its built environment are safe and secure, and that responsibility means clearly demonstrating that the deserved safety and security be effected. Thank you for your attention, David Roback Quoting Ron Skibbens <skibbenr7@hotmail.com<mailto:skibbenr7@hotmail.com>>: Hi Valerie, As per this pic, I thought bylaw always posted a notice of dangerous and unsightly premises at the location indicating issues and the time frame to address the issues. Where can I find that notice at Bloomfield? Ron [cid:54127390-87A2-4E17-9C3B-A62CB481A531-L0-001] Sent from my iPhone On Nov 15, 2021, at 10:09 AM, Rodger, Valerie <rodgerv@halifax.ca<mailto:rodgerv@halifax.ca>> wrote: ? Hi Ron As I stated, I cannot release specific details regarding communications with the property owners. I have an open case, which means that actions are ongoing. As for what happens during the winter, we do not expect property owners to do things that would be considered unreasonable given the weather. I cannot give you specific details regarding an individual case. Valerie From: Ron Skibbens <skibbenr7@hotmail.com<mailto:skibbenr7@hotmail.com>> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 2:36 PM To: Rodger, Valerie <rodgerv@halifax.ca<mailto:rodgerv@halifax.ca>>; Smith, Lindell <smithli@halifax.ca<mailto:smithli@halifax.ca>>; BNRA <bnranews@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:bnranews@chebucto.ns.ca>> Subject: [External Email] Re: [Bnranews] Dangerous and unsightly bloomfield Hi Valerie and Lindell, Again thanks for your replies. 1. First, Lindell, I appreciate that this dangerous and unsightly premises is now the concern of ByLaw Enforcement. However, I’d appreciate hearing from you about whether the city put any timing constraints on site remediation and/or development as a condition of sale this time. As you’ll remember, the city got burned in that regard when It sold the site to Housing NS and endured 3 years of continued dereliction. Was there a lesson learned from that multi-year debacle? 2. And Valerie, I live in the area and so walk by the site routinely. I sure wish the owner and bylaw enforcement would also since it is so obviously dangerous and unsightly. And although I trust that some debris has been removed, it still appears that hypodermic needles, broken window glass, broken pallets, broken furniture, scattered garbage, broken asphalt and loose bricks litter the site. The lack of exterior maintenance and graffiti is obvious from all sides of the property. In short, it appears that it meets both conditions for ‘dangerous’ as well as nearly all of the conditions for unsightly, as per HRM’s website. As I understand, these are the basic requirements for all land owners: [cid:image003.png@01D7DA08.CAFE5CA0] 3. Through past experience, it appears that when By Law Enforcement receives a complaint it gives the owner a time limit for addressing the complaint. Please advise what that time limit is for this complaint so that we can continue our dialog as appropriate at the end of that time. 4. Also, I understand that By Law Enforcement suspends some of their monitoring over the winter. Please advise if that pertains to this site, and if so when it stops and starts again. Thank you both for your continued monitoring of this matter. Ron