As a Millcroft resident in…

As a Millcroft resident in Burlington I am sincerely requesting a Minister’s Zoning Order to Preserve the precious nature of open space lands in millcroft, Burlington. This area was built in the 1990’s with the understanding and agreement that the open space of Millcroft Golf Course would serve as open space for this area forever in lieu of providing open space elsewhere in the area. This action has proved successful with the establishment of beautiful trees and landscape with protection for birds and animals that completed the beauty of this area as well as flood protection. Unfortunately, with the decree from the appointed Ontario Land Tribunal, half of this land has been destroyed by a developer with no care for environmental issues. Most beautiful trees on this area were cut down illegally during the nesting period of the many birds that have settled in this nature preserve as well as habitat for the wildlife being disrupted. This was devastating to the citizens of Burlington especially because there was nothing we could do to prevent it. This developer advertised homes to be built this land in the multimillion dollar range which has nothing to do with providing attainable homes for average families.
Now this same developer is proposing to build on most of the lands remaining in this same area which was assigned by the city as open space in the 1990s. It is not reasonable that the rights of the citizens of Burlington being allowed to be attacked and overthrown by one developer whose only goal is financial. He proved it in the first destruction of our open space, and now he’s trying to do it again.
It’s a very sad situation for the future of our environment not just in Millcroft but also in the future treatment of all open space lands.
Someone has to put a stop to this before we lose more green space in Burlington to developers with only their own monetary goals in mind.
The future of all citizens is at stake in these actions.
We need this zoning order approved .
Please take action for us before it’s too late.
Thank you