10-30-2017, 09:32 PM
(10-30-2017, 08:56 PM)GtwoK Wrote: I live on Ellen and Victoria and Graham have come up to me a few times to get me to sign the petition. I don't think the height is a valid complaint, though the property buffer, maybe (although I am not personally against it, I can understand how those whose properties butt up against the development would be).
However, I think k the device has already taken a tremendous amount of effort to design a development that would fit in well with the surroundings. Considering its designed to LOOK like a heritage building, that's above and beyond what most developers would do. If these were individual houses going up that close to the property line, I doubt people would be making such a fuss - it's only because "the man" wants to build something rather than an individual homeowner that people have decided to come out as "Yeah! Fuck the man!"
I find it interesting that they say they support higher density, but are against both a larger footprint AND Tyler buildings. Where should the density come from then? Build multiple basement levels? Sounds like NIMBYism to me.
From what I've read, this is my interpretation. Basically, against all development, and using heritage as nothing more than an excuse.