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FRIDAY • OCTOBER 18 • 2019
More than 600 attend meeting on Stonebridge golf course future By Charlie Senack
Voting has started in the Stonebridge community, with some residents on edge as they wait to find out the future of their golf course. On Monday, September 30, another meeting was held at the Nepean Sportsplex, where the Stonebridge Working Group provided a status update and more specific details regarding the proposal. It was one of the most heavily attended meetings to date, with over 600 residents in attendance. While the room was primarily filled with residents who are for the proposed plan, others weren’t afraid to get up and express their anger. One of those people was Peter Nikic, whose home doesn’t back onto the golf course, but is concerned about some of the information that is being released. A few weeks back he started a group called ‘Stonebridge Facts’, which is made up of
a handful of residents who are against the proposal. The group has been protesting outside of Mattamy’s offices which are located in Half Moon Bay, and has started a petition which has garnered over 220 signatures of support in just a few weeks. “Nobody bought a house without a contract, but you are asking us to buy a seven million dollar golf course with no contract, which will go into effect 10 years from now, with no lawyers looking over the contract, nothing,” Nikic said to Jack Stirling who was brought on by the city to facilitate the process. He also demanded to see the financials of the golf course, which was not possible due to privacy laws. Other residents however see this proposal as a good thing, and the best option they are going to get. “I for one very much appreciate the work the Stonebridge Working Group
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More than 600 Stonebridge residents jammed into the meeting room at the Nepean Sportsplex Sept. 30.
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has done and the proposal that has been put forward,” said George McDonell, who lives on the course. “I think it’s a terrific compromise and settles the prime direc-
tive that we established — to maintain a golf course community. I can’t for one imagine what the consequences might be if we build up to another 2,500 homes
in that 198 acres. I’m going to pay the highest amount for the levy, and I’m quite happy to do so.” He said having a city-administered levy in place will
protect the property values of people’s homes, a common concern which came up multiple times during the series of meetings.
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