Watching the video of the Planning Commission meeting, there was one neighbor that did speak up against it, stating that there have been a large number of developments in the area and adding another 866 houses to an already strained area was unwarranted. Sadly, instead of listening, the Planning Commissioner shot him down. She said he needed to focus on this specific development.  Interestingly, the lawyer for the developer had just finished discussing all the hotels that had been built trying to show the growth in the area justified this development. However, hotels would not be used by residents of a neighborhood, but the Planning Commission did not shoot down the lawyer requesting he "focus on this specific development". 

With this new development, there will be over 500 houses in a 1/2 mile stretch of Floyds Fork. 20% of all residents within the Floyds Fork DRO (31 miles of river!) will now be in this one development.  Our representatives blame us for not speaking up even though the DRO code is very specific and has already been voted on and passed multiple times over the last 30 years. 

The environmental impact alone is enough to make anyone sit up and wonder what's going on here! This doesn't even include traffic, sidewalks, buses, actual green spaces, playgrounds, etc. We, as a city, must become serious about protecting Floyds Fork and building responsibly.