Responsibilities of local Ottawa politicians.

1.)  Identify the National Interest Land Mass properties:
The Greenbelt - cannot leave the National Capital Commission real estate portfolio.
Greenbelt Research Farm - cannot leave the NCC real estate portfolio.
Lebreton Flats - cannot leave the NCC real estate portfolio.
Lady Grey Drive behind the Royal Canadian Mint.
more - Google: 1988-09-15-tb-re-ncc.

2.)  Respect the fact that Rochester Park was a gift to the National Capital Commission during the 1950's and the land cannot be rezoned for profit.

3.)  Recognize the fact that Ottawa is the Capital City of Canada and heritage buildings are often converted into museums, embassies (for example Earnscliffe is now the home of the Embassy for the UK), art galleries and the headquarters for global agencies like the Red Cross and UNESCO. There was no excuse for you to give away a landmark in Chinatown, 755 Somerset Street West.

4.) Stop coveting federal properties in the region, there are municipal and private properties where you can build your affordable housing projects. I know that you pay the federal government $1 dollar for land that is earmarked for affordable housing.

5.) Stop pressuring the government for land that is part of the Greenbelt. Environment Ministers Jim Prentice and John Baird refused to give the City any Greenbelt property.

6.)  Identify neighbourhoods that can be designated as Heritage Conservation Districts, for example Little Italy and Chinatown.

7.)  Identify, photograph and document endangered buildings in your Ward. They can be protected by Parks Canada and the province of Ontario. The City helped to save the Booth Barn in 1995.

8.)  Do not demolish the Tom Brown Arena and the stadium on Coventry Road in order to build geared-to-income housing.

9.)  Knock on doors and find out what local residents are really concerned about, be it traffic congestion, lack of green space, etc. Communicate face-to-face or in an assembly hall.
Stop hiding behind Facebook and Twitter.