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Residents urge caution on 'Bridal Eastwoods' plan; college and residents praise council
Summary
Public commenters thanked the council for online ordinance postings and for approving a college project, while a resident warned that proposed housing in 'Bridal Eastwoods' could remove tree cover that retains water and increase flooding in Hessville.
During the public comment period, three speakers addressed the council on transparency, a college project and environmental concerns.
Laurie Zuno of 7142 Forest Avenue thanked the council and veterans and praised the effort to post ordinances online, noting two recent ordinances were posted but one from tonight had not yet appeared. "I do thank you all and I appreciate the information that is provided," she said.
Brian Lowry, representing Calumet College of Saint Joseph, thanked the council and mayoral staff for passage of the ordinance affecting the college and said the college looks forward to delivering the promised project: "...look forward to making each and every one of you very proud with the project that we are about to undertake." (Speaker identified himself as representing the college.)
Mary Shones Jones of the 6th District urged the council to block what she described as the mayor's intention to place housing in the area she called "Bridal Eastwoods," an old-growth dune forest within the district. Jones argued the trees act as a natural sponge and warned of increased flooding in Hessville if the trees were removed. "If we take out a natural sponge that soaks up the water in Hessville, we don't have a hundred years to wait..." she said, urging the council to be "the last line of defense" for the neighborhood. The council did not provide a substantive response during the meeting.
The public comment segment closed and the council adjourned after a motion and second.
