A proposed apartment development in Regina’s Douglas Park neighbourhood has been granted approval from the City Planning Commission following a meeting Tuesday night. The project has seen wide-spread opposition from nearby residents, who feel the apartment that would have an official address of 535 Douglas Ave. East, could stick out like a sore thumb and create problems in the area.
Michael Wild lives next door to the property where the proposed building would be. “I’m passionate about it because I’m really the only person affected by it,” he told the commission. “Walk to the fifth floor [of city hall] and look out – that’s going to be 30 feet from my wall.
” Wild, along with several of his neighbours, voiced their opposition to the City Planning Commission Tuesday night. “The shade envelope, lack of privacy, parking, off-street parking, the congestion that will happen during construction, even utilities,” Wild said. “We’re building structures that are too big for our communities,” said nearby resident Jean-Paul Beaurivage.
“Development, yes. But let’s do things that are reasonable and appropriate.” According to a planning commission report, over 200 residents said they were against the development.
Another 40 said they could support it with some changes, while just 50 voiced their support for the project. “My opposition is not to new development,” Janice Lebell said. “This area is beautiful, loved and respected.
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