A loyal reader submits this observation from the August 6th City Commission meeting...

Carolyn Deli at the podium with testimony regarding how she is affected by not incorporating the height vote into the land development regulations. She lives in the Tropical Ridge neighborhood. This person transcribed this from the video.

The part about the dogs is just hilarious. She wants to stop buildings from being built so she can enjoy having breakfast with her dogs?

Anyhow, here it is:

"Forty-five foot buildings would bring a much higher density of people to that area that is currently mostly one and two story buildings. Most residents in this area park on the street and the added traffic could cause much friction and many problems. For me high buildings will also change the quality of life for the worst. Every morning I feed my dogs breakfast and sit on the porch and watch the sun come up behind the trees while they eat. A four story building behind my garden will mean I will have to go out onto the porch between 10 and 11 to watch the sun rise from behind the building. I understand we need more tax money in the city to function. I am not totally anti-development but there are plenty of empty properties which, if developed to voter accepted heights and encouraged by permits and codes that are more developer friendly as we seem to be doing will bring needed money in."