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Originally Posted by hwy418
Of course if a developer wanted to built on top of a park inside the greenbelt Leiper would be up-in-arms about it. I don’t buy his intensification argument for a second.
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If you watch the meeting, his position seemed more nuanced than that. He was fine if the argument against the development was that it is “incompatible”. His real problem was saying it was “not in character” with the neighborhood. I think he had an excellent point. How can 35 foot single lots be “out of character” with 45 foot single lots, but a 20 storey building beside a 2 storey house in Kitchissippi is fine?
I grew up in Kanata and my mom has a “Save Kanata Greenspace” sign in front of her house. But I don’t find the idea of redeveloping the golf course fundamentally objectionable and I think it is to a certain extent inevitable (especially the large block along Campeau Dr).
I don’t think we should pave over every square inch- community greenspace is valuable. But this is not a park. This is land you’re only allowed to access if you pay thousands of dollars in annual membership fees.