Langley Township council is considering a 349-townhouse development near 208 Street and 72 Avenue, but one resident downhill has concerns about water flowing from the project.
Diane Ross was the only speaker at a public hearing on Monday, Nov. 4, about the proposal for a major new housing project. If approved, the project will extend from 208 Street in the west along 72 Avenue and Crush Crescent, as far as Smith Crescent.
That property's eastern end is at the top of the slope that runs down from Willoughby into the farmland of the Milner area.
Ross explained that she lives on Crush Crescent directly downhill from the proposed development site.
She said she and her husband approved of some changes made by council earlier this year, in which the density of some parts of the project was reduced, and more buffers were added along the borders between the property and the Agricultural Land Reserve to the south and east.
But she highlighted issues on roads and drainage she has concerns about.
"We currently have drainage issues with the slope on Crush," Ross said.
With the development removing trees and vegetation, there will be less water absorbed naturally, and she worries that will lead to increased flow down the slope.
There is a detention pond planned for the southeast corner of the site, but Ross said she was concerned how the system would handle major rainfall events.
Council declined to immediately vote on the third reading for the project, and will instead consider it again at a Nov. 18 meeting.
