The most recent Millcroft…

The most recent Millcroft MZO application makes no mention of compensation to property holders for dimunition of value resulting from change in zoning from green space to residential development. This value decrease is likely to be over $200,000 per homeowner and no private property owner should profit at the expense of neighbouring property holders. Any consideration of this MZO must include compensation to affected neighbours as a condition of its approval. Professional independent valuations as greenspace and as developed by Millcroft Greens should be funded by the applicant and paid to each homeowner affected before development begins. The estimate of value decrease doesn’t even take into consideration the significant disruption and “loss of enjoyment of property” by undertaking development in a long established neighborhood built upon expectation of neighbouring zoned greenspace including excessive noise over lengthy periods, wind blown dust and debris accumulating in affected properties, amongst other obvious disruptions along all surrounding city roads.

In addition, the application by Millcroft Greens on phase 1 confirmed the intent to retain an 18 hole course which was obviously misleading to the ERO and OLT based on this new phase 2 application. The applicant should not be rewarded with phase 2 given that bad faith presentation to the Tribunal on phase 1. Continued support for dishonest applicants should not be considered as it rewards bad behaviour.