Rockwood Park May be Developed for Housing

New for June 18 09 4:44pm

The group Friends of Rockwood Park is accusing the city of trying to sell off bits and pieces of the park to private developers. Common council tabled a proposal made on Monday to construct 12 four-unit townhouses on 4 acres of park property. The group says the lot has been deemed surplus to help pay for water infrastructure along Sandy Point Road. Spokesperson Joan Pearce tells CHSJ news the city is going down a slippery slope.

Pearce says development will pollute the nearby lakes and streams, and blasting on the hillsides will destroy the local ecosystems.