Correspondence from Robin Quenet - Opposition to Project

From: Robin Quenet Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 11:09 AM To: Mayor And Council Email mayorandcouncil@viewroyal.ca Cc: mayor@saanich.ca; Judy Brownoff judy.brownoff@saanich.ca; yourvoice viewroyal Subject: Proposed Invictus Development at Burnside and Helmcken

Your Worship the Mayor and Councillors

It was with great concern and disbelief that I read the letter from Mr Doug Ford of Invictus to View Royal Mayor, Council and Staff dated April 25, 2020 with regards to the "Eagles Nest Opponents".

Mr. Ford argues that the petition signed by neighbours should be disregarded because the information did not represent the current proposal. No, the petition represented the concerns of local residents at the impact of the magnitude and density of the initial proposal and its "out of character with the neighbourhood". The current proposal has made only minor changes to the density and reduced the highest building from 8 to 6 stories.

The current proposal does not address the major impact that the development will have on the character of what is essentially a rural urban interface.

From the point of view of a Saanich resident we will be faced with a stark 6 story building facing a rural area within the ALR. We noted that the developer feathered the building heights facing View Royal but has done little for Saanich, This is most regrettable and we would respectfully ask the Mayor, Council and Staff of View Royal to explore the possibility of reducing the visual and the increased density impact on Saanich Residents. Once again we wish to say we are not opposed to development and would welcome something similar to the Hidden Oaks development.

Respectfully Robin Quenet Saanich resident