Residents worry new housing will disrupt safe seniors neighbourhood in Cornwall, P.E.I.

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CORNWALL, P.E.I. — A subdivision in Cornwall that just lately acquired preliminary approval might present greater than 30 housing items to the city, however space residents say they fear about main adjustments to their neighbourhood.  

Cornwall council voted in June to maneuver ahead on a proposed improvement — Emerald Heights — on the finish of Sunshine Meadows Drive.  

Nevertheless, the venture would convey noise, development equipment and, most significantly, elevated visitors and youngsters, making the peaceable, walkable space much less secure, mentioned resident Diana Stusyk-Loupelle in a July 7 SaltWire interview.  

“(The street) could be very slender. It’s mainly meant to return into our improvement. Our improvement is on either side of Sunshine Meadows.” 

As a result of there is no such thing as a exit from the top of Sunshine Meadows, including properties on the finish will push visitors by the now-quiet neighbourhood.  

Sunshine Meadows additionally has no sidewalks, however Stusyk-Loupelle mentioned she does not imagine they have been wanted.  

“All of us stroll on the market. We stand on the market speaking on the mailboxes. You must cross over Sunshine to get your mail. There are individuals with canes, individuals with walkers. And that’s how we entry our greenspace.”  

Those that drive do it fastidiously as a result of they’re aware of their fellow seniors, whereas younger individuals are inclined to drive sooner, she mentioned, including that younger households additionally usually have multiple car.  

Requested in regards to the rising city’s want for housing, Stusyk-Loupelle mentioned she desires to see extra constructed. However the way in which it has occurred in her neighbourhood is unfair to the residents, she mentioned.  

“At first we didn’t even actually know, as a result of (the general public discover) didn’t actually let you know a number of what it was, simply that they have been going to be re-zoning and that there was going to be a gathering.”  

“With 36 proposed items with roughly three individuals in every, they might probably add dozens of extra autos utilizing Sunshine Meadows on a everlasting foundation.” – Kathie Burkett, space resident  

Neighbours 

Stusyk-Loupelle is not the one one with considerations.  

The city held a public assembly in regards to the improvement in Might, which Stusyk-Loupelle and a few of her neighbours attended.  

Kathie Burkett, a fellow space resident who attended the assembly, co-wrote a letter to the city’s planning division that outlined the primary points they noticed. Like Stusyk-Loupelle, Burkett says visitors will improve throughout and after development, which can basically change the peaceable environment of the subdivision.  

“With 36 proposed items with roughly three individuals in every, they might probably add dozens of extra autos utilizing Sunshine Meadows on a everlasting foundation.” 

The letter additionally suggests extra housing might put unmanageable stress on the water system.  

With the proposal going forward as long as the developer meets commonplace circumstances, Stusyk-Loupelle principally desires to see the addition of a second entry street that might department off Retamary Drive. She mentioned this could permit visitors to the brand new buildings to bypass Sunshine Meadows.  

Burkett’s letter additionally urged an entry route coming from Ferry Street. 

SaltWire contacted the city on July 11 to ask about security considerations and whether or not an extra street has been thought of, and the message was forwarded to the planning division. There was no additional response by deadline.

Logan MacLean is a municipal reporter with SaltWire in Prince Edward Island. He may be reached by e-mail at [email protected] and adopted on Twitter @loganmaclean94.