I wanted to correct a point made in the editorial.

The editorial speaks to the matter of condominiums on the site. This misrepresents the original finance model envisioned by Windmill (Westeinde). There was never to be condominiums nor was part of the Guild Inn site to be sold to private investors.

I would not support a scenario such as this and neither would former councillor David Soknacki or a large part of the immediate neighbourhood surrounding the Guild Inn.

I agree with The Mirror that we do need to look forward to make progress on this site and not always be looking over our shoulder. Although with regards to the past issues with this site, there are changes that can be made to what the future focus will be.

To that extent my office is already hard at work in establishing a steering committee with members from the Guildwood Village Community Association, the Guild Renaissance Group and the Scarborough Historical Panel to discuss the Guild Inn's future.

My intent is to look forward and serve the needs of the community while remembering and preserving the heritage component of the site. I am committed to the economic and cultural restoration of the Guild Inn site and will continue to pursue the development of the site as a significant heritage component of Scarborough and Toronto's broader cultural history.

It is now time that we reflect on the development project and look at options for development that are sensitive to its cultural heritage and are fiscally sustainable in the long term.

Residents have already begun to contact my office with their ideas for the site, which will be brought to the steering committees for discussion.

Ward 43 (Scarborough East) Councillor

Paul Ainslie