As a resident of Millcroft,…

As a resident of Millcroft, whose lot backs onto the golf course, I find it very troubling how easy it seems for a developer to acquire land zoned as green space and even against the city's wishes, attempt to force it to be rezoned to allow for development. Allowing the rezoning degrades the integrity of the zoning system, opposes the designs, and ignores the objections of local government. The developer is even going against its stated intentions of retaining a course, which now seems like it was a ploy to ease the previous application and delay opposition. If Phase 2 development proceeds, many more residents will lose much of what made their lots special. It is difficult to tell how much property values will be affected, or whether the flood handling will be better or worse, but it is clear that by significantly reducing the green space, Millcroft will lose much of its beloved and cherished character and charm, and the infill of development will wipe out a precious natural resource.