[ns_kid]

To no one's surprise, the naysayers -- er, neighbours -- were out in force to loudly protest developer Ken Anthony's plan at a public meeting last night at the Wyse Road Holiday Inn.

Apparently content to hold onto the decaying former country bar cum strip club in their midst for awhile longer, about 50 people turned out to express their horror at the size, the height and the deadly traffic impacts.

One speaker is already mourning her lost privacy. "It's so massive. It makes me cry."

The 82 units will be the tipping point to a traffic nightmare. Intersecting Pelzant Street is already a "racetrack...there are terrible problems"

Of course the height is "insane...ten stories is an absolute no-no."

The opponents say they will be okay with the development, provided Anthony lops off the top six floors.

Problem solved.