Residents Petition Moncton Council To Stop Apartment Tower
MONCTON — It’s already a done deal but that didn’t stop a resident of Moncton’s Old West End from giving city council a petition opposing a 10-storey apartment tower at the northwest corner of Main Street and Vaughan Harvey Boulevard.
Lori Barnes collected more than 300 signatures from residents who all agreed a 10-storey building will hurt the neighbourhood.
“We believe this will affect the safety of residents on our streets and will destroy the quality of life through high volumes of traffic and indiscriminate parking.”
Mayor Dawn Arnold pointed out that developer Chad Blakney was still undecided about the number of stories for the proposed building.
“You will also be aware that Council did give permission for the developer to decide whether they wanted to build a six-storey building or a 10-storey building.”
City Council approved the project earlier this year. There was also a public hearing in January where several residents had a chance to weight in.
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Mayor Arnold thanked Barnes for her community engagement and the petition was handed to the city clerk’s office.
Allan Dearing is a reporter with 91.9 The Bend in Moncton, a Huddle content partner.