Group of Aurora residents preparing case
Aurora's committee of adjustment deferred a decision on whether or not to allow a developer to build houses on a portion of the Oak Ridges Moraine to give residents more time to mount a case against the project.
The residents received a further 90 days to gather facts, as they found out about the proposed development less than a month before the committee meeting took place.
Neighbours on Stemmle Drive took issue with the proposed development after claiming five houses proposed for the site would be squeezed into the space and developers would be forced to build a huge retaining wall on the sloped land.
Any construction would alter the hilly landscape and put the moraine at risk, the neighbours argued.
One of the lead campaigners and a neighbour of the proposed development, Anne Benton, said she was relieved by the committee's decision, but added residents have a tough task before them.
“We felt it was a minor victory,” she said. “We have been given three months, so we really need to get ourselves organized.”
On top of putting together a meeting with all the neighbours and anyone else who is interested in saving the moraine, she is looking into hiring a hydrologist who will speak to the importance of this part of the moraine.
A representative from The Save The Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition was present at the meeting and is acting as a consultant for the group.
The land in question is identified as settlement land in moraine legislation.
The residents received a further 90 days to gather facts, as they found out about the proposed development less than a month before the committee meeting took place.
Neighbours on Stemmle Drive took issue with the proposed development after claiming five houses proposed for the site would be squeezed into the space and developers would be forced to build a huge retaining wall on the sloped land.
Any construction would alter the hilly landscape and put the moraine at risk, the neighbours argued.
One of the lead campaigners and a neighbour of the proposed development, Anne Benton, said she was relieved by the committee's decision, but added residents have a tough task before them.
“We felt it was a minor victory,” she said. “We have been given three months, so we really need to get ourselves organized.”
On top of putting together a meeting with all the neighbours and anyone else who is interested in saving the moraine, she is looking into hiring a hydrologist who will speak to the importance of this part of the moraine.
A representative from The Save The Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition was present at the meeting and is acting as a consultant for the group.
The land in question is identified as settlement land in moraine legislation.
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