{"id":138052,"date":"2023-05-15T09:16:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=138052"},"modified":"2023-05-15T09:26:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:26:09","slug":"penn-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/penn-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"An open letter from the Peninsula Lake Association to Freed Resorts and the Town of Huntsville"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Peninsula Lake Community Association has had a history of being a good partner to local businesses. Our relationship with Freed Resorts is no different. Freed Resorts advised us in advance that they would be submitting an application to the Town of Huntsville to build on the Deerhurst property. They met with us on several occasions and listened to our opinions and priorities. Through this collaborative effort, several of our concerns have already been addressed, and we appreciate their willingness to continue to work with us.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our members are supportive of responsible and environmentally friendly development. While we are grateful to Freed Resorts for wanting to invest in our community, create jobs and improve the beauty of Deerhurst Resort, we are also incredibly passionate about protecting the environment. It is our duty to raise our primary concern about the proposed height of the planned Deerhurst Modern building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed structure, at 7 storeys high, built on top of a plateau, would be the tallest building in Huntsville. Such a building would contravene the fundamental goals and themes long established by the Official Plans of the District of Muskoka and the Town of Huntsville. Our Official Plans all share the opinion that Muskoka is a special place because of its \u201cnatural environment\u201d: the granite hills, the lakes and rivers, the forests and trees. The \u201cnatural environment\u201d is the economy. The \u201cnatural environment\u201d is the culture. It is the reason we live and visit here.&nbsp;&nbsp;The \u201cnatural environment\u201d is not to be desecrated, devalued or ignored. These fundamental principles have been part of the Official Plans for decades. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given our joint commitment to our unique and beautiful natural environment, we strongly encourage that Freed comply&nbsp;to the official plan build specifications which dictate a building height of no more than 4 storeys, versus your plan for 7 storeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our secondary concerns pertain to the traffic impact, visual impact, and future stresses on the demand for waterfront access and amenities.&nbsp;&nbsp;Are there \u201cphase 2\u201d plans for waterfront development that we can start a dialogue about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We call on all residents and cottagers in Huntsville to join us (in person or virtually) at the Special Council meeting on May 17<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;at 6:00 pm to express our opinions about the Freed Resorts Deerhurst plans.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By making good choices, together we can ensure that our children and our children\u2019s children are given the opportunity to enjoy our rich landscape of lakes and forests for years to come. Thank you for reconsidering your plans, and for your commitment to the Huntsville and Peninsula Lake community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Respectfully submitted,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peninsula Lake Community Association<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peninsula Lake Community Association has had a history of being a good partner to local businesses. 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