This is an open letter to Mayor Brown and Charlottetown city councillors,
Please do not allow more natural areas to be bulldozed and paved over, and do not approve the Sherwood Crossing/North of Towers development. Please do adopt building regulations that protect green space and make Charlottetown a leader in appropriate development and protection of natural areas, which are so important for the health and well-being of residents and visitors.
As Connie Gaudet stated in her Aug. 27 letter:
"The proposed Sherwood Crossing development is but the latest in a series of high-density infill developments (that) are eroding Charlottetown’s natural capital and the services it provides, virtually completing the swath of concrete and asphalt stretching from North River Road to Mount Edward Road. Don’t get me wrong, this is not a diatribe against development. Well–planned, high-density infill can be a cornerstone of sustainable development. It protects outlying areas from sprawl, makes more efficient use of infrastructure, and can be instrumental in protecting natural areas: a win-win–win for the community, the local economy and the environment. But in this era of enlightened sustainable community planning, we see a disturbing pattern of disregard for green space and its critical role in conserving biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and ultimately, the quality of life in our communities."
I am not presently a Charlottetown resident but I spend a lot of time in Charlottetown and I care a lot about our capital city. As Allan Rankin has articulated so well in his blog The Island Heartbeat, Charlottetown belongs to every Islander.
Tony Reddin,
Bonshaw
