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An overflow crowd filled Township council chambers on Monday (March 3) for the first public hearing on the Brookswood/Fernridge community plan, forcing a postponement and relocation to a roomier venue at George Preston Recreation Centre.
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The review of a proposed plan that would increase housing density in the Brookswood/Fernridge area ran three nights after Township council chambers were overwhelmed by a bigger-than-expected turnout on the first night. Less than an hour after it began, the Monday hearing was adjourned and
moved to the George Preston arena, after nearly 400 people tried to squeeze into a council audience space designed for half that number. It was standing room only, with many in the foyer outside the chambers unable to hear the proceedings because a video and audio feed wasn’t working properly. Their frustration was evident, with several complaining they couldn’t hear the
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speakers. Mayor Jack Froese announced the decision after taking a brief recess. “The room is way too full, we’re above fire code [safe occupancy limits] and I’m concerned about people’s safety,” Froese said. The truncated hearing did hear from a representative of the company that paid for the overhaul of the community plan
that would, if approved, increase housing density in the Brooks/Fernridge area. Cameron Gair, president of the Griffith Neighborhood Advisory Corporation, said there were 10 shareholders in the business, all of them “long-term” land owners. Gair defended the proposal to increase density, saying “it [the plan] has fewer units per acre than Murrayville.” Continued Page 5