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Originally Posted by Musquodoboit County
Here's my little rant:
If you own a house in the middle of a growing city CENTER, why not sell and move out of the city center if what you want is no development, no high rises, no traffic etc etc. Why stay and fight against every single development that could actually bring economic oxygen to a stagnant economy. Atlantic Canada needs a major city. Nova Scotia needs a major city. Major cities are the heart and lungs of any regional economic ecosystem. The city center of Halifax and Dartmouth need major developments. Infills like kings wharf are driving the future of Halifax for the betterment of all Atlantic Canada
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In a democratic society, people have the right to voice opposition to plans that affect their lives, including what happens around their home. A democratic government's job is to weigh the needs and concerns of their communities and decide which is the best course of action. Sometimes they get it right, sometimes they get it wrong, and the citizens of the democracy get to decide whether the courses of action were the right ones, through voting in democratic elections.
Suggesting that people should move out of their homes because somebody else wants to decide what's best for them would be taking away their right to participate in the democracy, wouldn't it?
Also, FWIW, King's Wharf was a converted industrial site that already had some degree of infill. As far as Dartmouth Cove is concerned, the plan doesn't seem clear at the moment, although it does look like a good opportunity to extend the planned development of the Canal St. area right to the water.
I guess we'll see what happens as more info comes out.