I’m writing in opposition to…

I’m writing in opposition to this Minister’s Zoning Order request (ERO 026-0551).

This land is currently protected as Major Parks and Open Space in Burlington’s Official Plan, with parts overlapping the Natural Heritage System. That protection came from years of public planning process, and an MZO would erase it without any real say from residents.

What concerns me most is the exemption built into this request. It would exempt future approvals on this site from provincial planning policy entirely, not just for this one decision, but permanently. That’s a huge amount of oversight to give up for one private developer’s project.

I also live right on this golf course, on one of the holes proposed for development. I bought here knowing this land was protected open space. Losing it means more traffic, more strain on stormwater and roads that weren’t built for this density, and the loss of green space that’s part of why this neighbourhood works the way it does.

If this project has merit, it should go through the normal municipal planning process, with proper public hearings and engineering review, not bypass it through an MZO with a 30 day comment window that wasn’t even legally required.

I’m asking the Ministry to reject this request and let it go through the standard process