City Council Meeting September 24, 2012

Hello FOMC,

We need your support!

The proposal to rezone a parcel of land along Fish Lake Rd (opposite Raven's Ridge) from Future Planning to Country Residential is coming before City Council for 2nd and 3rd reading on Monday, September 24, 7:30pm.  This rezoning amendment also proposes a road and power line to service the property, both of which would run through land designated as McIntyre Creek Park.  The Friends of McIntyre Creek and others have expressed serious concerns to City Council and Administration about the potential environmental and esthetic impacts of this infrastructure on a public park, particularly in a sensitive riparian zone and significant wildlife area.

After initially recommending that the land be rezoned to allow development of this private residence to proceed, City Administration has since decided to recommend that the rezoning not be approved and that the City enter into discussions for purchase of the property so that it may be retained as wilderness area.  The Friends of McIntyre Creek support this latest recommendation.

However, regardless of what the City Administration recommends, City Council has the ultimate say and on September 24 will be voting whether or not to proceed with the rezoning. 

Please come out to this meeting to stop this precedent setting rezoning and send City Council the strong message that we do not support development of this nature in McIntyre Creek Park. 

Thank-you!