Dozens turned up for a public meeting Monday night to discuss concerns stemming from the potential for redevelopment of two vacant pieces of land in the Quidi Vidi and Bowring Park areas.
The city is seeking input from residents on the potential development of the two city-owned pieces of land for affordable housing.
That has some people scratching their heads as the city is working to plant more trees to combat climate change.
(Photo courtesy Shanelle Clowe via Twitter.)
Fraser Piccott helped to coordinate Monday night’s meeting that was also attended by a number of city councillors and candidates for council.
Piccott says the city calls the Bowring Park property 375 Waterford Bridge Road is actually the entrance to Bowring Park.
The piece of land, on a known flood plain, contains between 2,000 and 4,000 trees.
He says the average tree holds back one hundred gallons of water, and with a minimum of 2,000 trees on the site, that equates to 2-million gallons of water held back from the Waterford River.
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