The President of the Saint John Real Estate Board Jason Stephen warns the wrong message could be sent to developers at a time when the city can use all the tax revenue it can get.
Stephen says he can understand proposals for new housing being denied if there are no services but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense if the water and sewage infrastructure is already available and paid for.
Council turned down proposals for 187 new homes on Loch Lomand Road which prompted Mayor Ivan Court to brand those opposed as being anti-development.
