While we knew this was coming, this project in its reduced size has been officially approved, with a loss of 100 potential homes including all 5 affordable units: https://outline.com/pzZmea
It seriously pisses me off that we let NIMBYs have this much sway over an entire development intended to provide housing to tens of people...but this is also kind of our fault for not speaking out in favour of projects we support. Council meetings are only ever attended by two groups of people: the developers/city staff and people vehemently against a project. Almost no one ever really goes to a meeting to argue for a project. All the complaints people like us make on WRC, Reddit, Twitter or whatever else don't get heard by those sitting in the council chamber.
It seriously pisses me off that we let NIMBYs have this much sway over an entire development intended to provide housing to tens of people...but this is also kind of our fault for not speaking out in favour of projects we support. Council meetings are only ever attended by two groups of people: the developers/city staff and people vehemently against a project. Almost no one ever really goes to a meeting to argue for a project. All the complaints people like us make on WRC, Reddit, Twitter or whatever else don't get heard by those sitting in the council chamber.