I've lived in Oakville for…

I've lived in Oakville for 40 years and too often I've seen poorly planned developments in the GTA choke communities through unmanagable density creation. Please visit the Trafalgar Road/Cross Avenue/Cornwall Road at 5pm on a weekeday or around midday on a weekend and see how busy this area already is without the development. Don't make this about the developers, make it about the people and their livable communities. There are enough problems in the world right now without creating another one

These MZOs would force extreme and reckless density on Midtown, more than double that of any comparable development in the GTA, without the infrastructure to support it; creating chaos and overwhelming transportation and services that are already overstressed, including local roads, transit, the GO station, and the QEW. The Town’s OPA 70 already permits densities up to 6.0 FSI, which is very high by any North American standard, making these absurd densities neither necessary nor acceptable. The MZOs would also eliminate affordable housing requirements, which is what is actually needed. This TOC is not about delivering housing; it is about maximizing developer land value at the expense of livability, infrastructure capacity, and the public interest. I vote NO for these MZOs.

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