October 21, 2005 Source: University of Toronto:
http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bin6/051021-1736.asp University community invited to view planetarium plans Oct 21/05
by Mary Alice Thring (about) (email) A public meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 1 to view the Royal Ontario Museum’s (ROM) planning application for the McLaughlin Planetarium site. The ROM has made application for a 46-storey mixed-use building overlooking Philosopher’s Walk and abutting Falconer Hall and the Edward Johnson Building. The plan calls for a 42-storey residential condominium atop a four-storey podium designated for museum use. The developers are also providing for underground parking for 160 cars with access off Queen’s Park. The planetarium site is part of the wider precinct designated for institutional use in the City of Toronto’s Official Plan and the University of Toronto Part II Plan.
The public meeting is part of the rezoning application process required by municipal regulation. Members of the U of T community are urged to attend the meeting which will provide an opportunity to view the plans, ask questions and provide input. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in room 102 of the Mechanical Engineering Building, 5 King’s College Road.
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