No New TownHouses in the Park

Common council has placed a moratorium on development near Rockwood Park until a community plan is designed for how the area should be zoned. The move came last night during discussion of a municipal plan amendment for 1671 Sandy Point Road. That's where North Star Holdings wants to build townhouses on 4 hectares of land near Harrigan Lake. Councilor Patty Higgins put forward the motion.

But Councilor Peter McGuire says the city has just thrown away potential property tax revenue from the proposed development. The city deemed the land surplus for development but controversy remains over whether it was meant to be kept as part of the park when the city bought it in 1967.