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Council approves zoning application in Westerra despite public concern
The application will allow for seven three-storey stacked townhouses to be built on land that was formerly zoned for retail purposes.
esterra, economically, has not been a success, and we are desperately hoping to develop this community moving forward,” said Blair Forster, president of Forster Harvard Development Corp.
“I’m optimistic that if we can make projects like this work, we’ll achieve that goal.”
Westerra currently has between 1,800 and 2,000 residents in about 270 homes. When the neighbourhood was first being developed in 2013, Forster said they were hoping the population would be at 9,000 by now.
“The simple fact is we have too much land. Our vision was too broad at a time when the economy here was growing at a very accelerated pace,” said Forster. “That’s not the case any longer.”
Westerra resident Brian Lunde spoke to city council on Wednesday afternoon, echoing concerns from the community.
“The public feedback from Westerra residents to this rezoning application is overwhelmingly opposed,” said Lunde.
“I’m concerned that this will negatively impact my property value, my neighbour’s property value, and impact my family’s future in Westerra.”
Lunde said that the rezoning application drastically changes the original plan for the neighbourhood, something that he says attracted residents in the first place.
Who are these idiots who are concerned about a three-story building they must be insane or have too much time on their hand
Forster said that his development company has been in communication with three major grocery chains that are expanding in Western Canada, hoping to eventually attract one to the neighbourhood. Forster said that the company has received letters of intent from grocers in the past.
I wonder who the new grocery chain is that is coming to Western Canada
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