Harvest Hills residents question golf course development at open house

After purchasing itlast year, QuantumPlace Developments and Cedarglen Homes filed an application with the city in July to redevelop the area and build roughly 700 homes.

• Harvest Hills residents concerned about golf course future
• McCall Lake Golf Course to remain open through 2015

In the meantime, the developer has kept the nine-holegolf course open to the public.

"The cannibalization and destruction of our recreational assets to do this is not the way to go," said Cantrill, who chairs a citizen group called Calgarians For Responsible Development.

"That golf course is constantly busy," he said.

Application to take months

City planners are reviewing the application and members of the development team came to the open house to answer questions.

"We're interested to hear from the public so that we can incorporate their feedback into our review," Rick Michalenko, a senior city planner, said in a release.

The review of the application is expected to take months.

The open house was heldMonday night at theBest Western Premier Freeport Inn, located at86 Freeport Blvd. N.E.