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When I was first elected 20 years ago I made a commitment to do things differently as a Côte Saint-Luc city councillor. My first pledge was to introduce District Town Hall meetings, whereby my constituents could be brought up to date and ask questions on issues specifically pertinent to the immediate neighbourhood.

The pandemic opened new doors for this process and as a result I expanded the process to include virtual meetings when necessary and opportune. In addition, I call special meetings when emergency situations arise like the racist vandalism that occurred last spring at the Equinoxe apartment buildings on Marc Chagall Avenue. I also went door to door at the start of the winter on Park Place and Cavendish to alert residents about the master plan and a proposal to place a public safety station on greenspace at the corner of the Avenue. The subsequent resident turnout resulted in that proposal being pulled.



On Monday night, August 25 (7:15 pm), Councillor Dida Berku and I will jointly host a District 2 and 3 Town Hall meeting with two important agenda items: snow removal plans and general city repairs for 2025-26 with a report by Public Works Director Beatrice Newman and the future of Cavendish Boulevard. Will it ever be extended? Of course this issue impacts all of Côte Saint-Luc, but if (and when) the road goes through to Royalmount will Mackle Road be chosen as the connector? Councillor Berku is the point person on this dossier. We also have an expert panel lined up: Mayor Mitchell Brownstein, former Mayor Robert Libman and traffic expert Rick Leckner, now a resident of our community. This will be an in-person meeting, but also accessible virtually via www.cotesaintluc.org/districtmeeting

Lorsque j’ai été élu pour la première fois il y a 20 ans, je me suis engagé à faire les choses différemment en tant que conseiller municipal de Côte Saint-Luc. Ma première promesse a été d’instaurer des réunions publiques de quartier, au cours desquelles mes électeurs pourraient être informés et poser des questions sur des questions spécifiques à leur quartier.

La pandémie a ouvert de nouvelles perspectives pour ce processus et j’ai donc élargi celui-ci pour inclure des réunions virtuelles lorsque cela était nécessaire et opportun. De plus, je convoque des réunions extraordinaires lorsque des situations d’urgence surviennent, comme les actes de vandalisme raciste qui ont eu lieu au printemps dernier dans les immeubles Equinoxe, sur l’avenue Marc-Chagall. Au début de l’hiver, j’ai également fait du porte-à-porte dans les rues Park Place et Cavendish afin d’informer les résidents du plan directeur et d’un projet visant à installer un poste de sécurité publique dans l’espace vert situé à l’angle de l’avenue. La mobilisation des résidents qui s’en est suivie a conduit à l’abandon de ce projet.

Le lundi 25 août à 19 h 15, le conseiller Dida Berku et moi-même organiserons conjointement une assemblée publique des districts 2 et 3 avec deux points importants à l’ordre du jour : les plans de déneigement et les réparations générales de la ville pour 2025-2026, avec un rapport de la directrice des travaux publics, Beatrice Newman, et l’avenir du boulevard Cavendish. Sera-t-elle un jour prolongée ? Bien sûr, cette question touche toute la Côte Saint-Luc, mais si (et quand) la route sera prolongée jusqu’à Royalmount, la route Mackle sera-t-elle choisie comme voie de liaison ? Le conseiller Berku est le responsable de ce dossier. Nous avons également réuni un panel d’experts : le maire Mitchell Brownstein, l’ancien maire Robert Libman et l’expert en circulation Rick Leckner, qui réside désormais dans notre communauté. Il s’agira d’une réunion en personne, mais elle sera également accessible virtuellement via www.cotesaintluc.org/districtmeeting.

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Mike Cohen
Mike Cohenhttps://mikecohen.ca
Mike Cohen, born and raised in Côte Saint-Luc, has long been active in the community as a volunteer, journalist, and consultant. He attended local schools and was first elected as City Councillor for District 2 in 2005. Since then, he has been re-elected in each municipal election, most recently in 2021.
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