Not a single one of them was in favour of 12 duplexes proposed to be built at 20 Gibbon Road.
Resident Frank Ervin tells CHSJ news he understands why people would want a high density area, but they like their peaceful neighbourhood. He says it's a low density area filled with single family residents and they don't want to see it's character changed by squeezing in more homes. He says many of the trees in the area are over a hundred years old and thirty feet high.
Many people were also concerned about flooding, construction noise, losing privacy, and fire danger with the proposed housing being so close to each other. One woman mentioned there's no need for new houses since there are so many on the market and not selling.
Mayor Bill Bishop understands most of the people were opposed to overcrowding the small piece of land. Rothesay council is following the recommendation from the planning advisory committee and are asking the developer to go back and look at the project, make changes, and then council will go back to it.
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