10-05-2017, 01:11 PM
From your post I took your final sentence as an odd outlier, as no development ever forces you or any other owner to move. At most, a development can affect the enjoyment of a property that an owner has, but that is subjective, and I am very cautious about giving blanket control over large swaths of area for subjective things to any one person. I also distrust anyone who has spoken about owners vs non-owners. I've lived here for over a dozen years now, investing in the region with my work, my play, my volunteering. I don't think that purchasing a property should give you more of a say that someone who hasn't. Whether you are trying to make that argument or not, it harkens in my head back to the point another poster made about a reaction to the Schneider's development, that their concern was whether their home's value would go up or down. I don't believe that we should have insured my family against the losses their retirements took due to the fall of Nortel, nor do I think we should shield the value of an investment someone has made in a home to any great extent. I am open to hearing concerns, but I have yet to hear ones that befit the actual proposal, location, and context of this development.