The thing I find annoying is the rank hypocracy of the no paskapoo development crowd. It tends to be led by people who live in Patterson right on the slope. I drove through there the last time it came up, and there were tons of "Save Paskapoo Slopes" signs on the lawns of people whose houses are on Paskapoo slopes.
So basically, the attitude is "I'll urbanize part of this natural area for myself, but after that I want the rest of it to remain untouched wilderness."
In this case I think the potential value for minor sport outweighs the cost, but I'm not on city counsel. (And I live in one of the NW communities mentioned, and have a great view of the slopes from my living room). I'm also really opposed to the city telling private landowners they can't develop. If the opponents want it to be a park, pony up and buy it.
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