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By Tracey Arial<\/b>
\nwww.arialview.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Residents questioned decisions made about the Nun\u2019s Island golf course, a beach in Desmarchais Crawford and security during the May 5 borough meeting in Verdun, but Mayor Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Parenteau didn\u2019t back down.<\/p>\n

Parenteau began the meeting with many congratulations for Verdun residents who succeed. Four players from Verdun were selected to play in the World soccer tournament for students. Verdun\u2019s blue collar workers who won a hockey tournament and donated funds collected to the Dr. Julien foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He also highlighted the 28-year career of journalist Pierre Lussier, who will retire after covering the May meeting.<\/p>\n

Announcements were also made about revised garbage pickups, a former resident William John Warmack who turned 97 years old, and the June 6 relay fundraiser by the Dawson Centre.<\/p>\n

Sterling Downey congratulated Bill Buchanan on his 100th anniversary.<\/p>\n

Everyone clapped when Parenteau announced his success at not smoking for 30 days.<\/p>\n

Then the tough questions began.<\/p>\n

Fabiola Renaud asked the first of several questions about plans to build a beach on the old snow dump across from the Douglas Institute for Montreal\u2019s 375th birthday.
\n\u201cI\u2019m from the Iles de la Madeleine,\u201d she said. \u201cAt my home, there was once a storm that removed 75 feet of sand. How will the borough protect the beach sand from being removed by the St. Lawrence River\u2019s strong current, especially during storms? Not only will taxpayers have to pay to construct this beach, but we\u2019ll have to pay to reconstruct it over and over again. You did a consultation last spring, and I participated in that consultation. You simply asked \u2018who wants a beach. Who would say no to that? You didn\u2019t ask \u2018who wants to pay for a beach?\u2019 or \u2018where should we put a beach?\u2019 Now you announce that the beach will go in the location of the former snow dump instead of next to the arena, where the councillors I voted for said they would put it. Will you agree to hold a consultation about the location of this beach?\u201d
\n\u201cThe sand will not touch the water so the current won\u2019t take it anywhere,\u201d said Parenteau. \u201cAs far as a consultation, there\u2019s a system of democracy and it\u2019s an election every four years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later in the meeting, another citizen got up to present a petition of 99 names against the beach. Parenteau looked shocked when most people in the room clapped and several people asked to add their names before the petition was turned in.<\/p>\n

The borough has since announced that it will hold an information discussion for citizens about the location of the beach. A date for that session has not yet been set.<\/p>\n

Udayan San asked why the mayor wouldn\u2019t meet with residents living on Gordon Street who are facing construction in their neighbourhood for the summer. One of Verdun\u2019s six most dangerous intersections falls on that street and residents want to make sure that the borough takes advantage of the current construction project to make needed renovations to improve local security.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t want to do everything in community,\u201d said Parenteau. \u201cWe have the right to decide.\u201d<\/p>\n

The most contentious question was asked by Pierre \u00c9mond, the owner of the Nun\u2019s Island Golf Club.
\n\u201cDo you dare to take away my golf course?\u201d said \u00c9mond. \u201cIt has taken $18 million and seven years of my life to turn a one-time landfill into Quebec\u2019s only ecological golf course. Isn\u2019t there something we can do to resolve our dispute?\u201d
\n\u201cToo little, too late,\u201d said Parenteau, whose council approved a motion to enable borough employees to force the developer to take all necessary steps to conform to the terms of their agreement including cancelling the 40-year lease that began in 2007.<\/p>\n

The golf course and borough are disputing whose responsibility it is to set up a pump to regulate the oxygen in lac des Battures where fish have been dying recently. They also disagree about who should construct a chalet. This isn\u2019t the first dispute between the parties either. The borough took similar actions on August 5, 2011, after \u00c9mond closed the golf course early in the season.<\/p>\n

During the 20-minute debate, Parenteau mentioned that \u00c9mond had threatened to destroy his political career in a private telephone call. \u00c9mond said that he was providing advice, not making threats.<\/p>\n

After the questions, the council decided to demolish six buildings at 5025 Bannantyne, 3952 to 3970 Newmarch and 441-443 Willibrord and build six new residential buildings on the same properties.<\/p>\n

The next three council meetings will take place out of doors in various parks throughout the borough. The June 2 meeting will take place in Arthur-Therrien Park. The July 7 meeting will take place in the Elgar Community Centre. The September 1 meeting will take place at the municipal greenhouse. All three meetings will begin at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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