Your support for this constructive opposition campaign resulted in a phenomenal movement, city-wide, towards openness, fairness and transparency in the planning of all future in-fill development applications.  Singlehandedly, you are changing the way the City operates!   Already, a far larger and very effective affiliated campaign (Save our Acres) of over 5000 residents arose in Plantation Acres.  That group has generously thrown their considerable support behind our own campaign and we are very appreciative.  The finish line is nearby for this campaign but regardless of the outcome, your voices and stalwart support have been reassuring and enlightening.

A very wise friend, mentor and resident recently wrote to the City Clerk asking to be heard on Tuesday evening.  In his email he wrote the following:

'We purchased our home in Hawks Landing, in Plantation, in reliance that the surrounding undeveloped parcels would be developed in a scale consistent with one another.  In particular, we were aware the 13 acre lot in question (the lot owned by the BCSB) if not developed and built as a community (school) facility would only be built out to a maximum 3du/acre single family home project.  We and our neighbors and those in the surrounding communities invested our hard earned dollars into our respective homes.  Thereafter, we all paid the City of Plantation its share of the County assessed property tax(es) over the period of years we have all lived in Plantation.  We lived up to our end of the bargain. We paid our taxes to you, the City, and in turn, the City’s obligation(s)/commitments with regard to this accord were: (i) to reign in out of control development; that, (ii) would certainly add to the already over capacity traffic grid;  (iii) maintain community services such as sewer, water, fire and police; and, (iv) act as a protector of its citizens should anyone seek to build on the adjacent property at a scale that would be wholly disproportionate to the neighboring communities.  We are gratified that the City Planning & Zoning professionals agree with this position and we only ask the Planning & Zoning Board table the application in question until such time as the applicant schedules meetings with the stakeholders in the various surrounding communities and scales down its project to a single family residential community at a maximum of 3du/acre.'

Please help us cross the goal line and continue this campaign against out of control development density and the resultant ill-effects it has had on our City.  Help the City remember to live up to its end of the bargain and honor its commitment to each of you! 

We'll (virtually) see you on Tuesday!

David