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Wm years later. mnslruct‘mn an a subdivi- sion gm underway. That is what may be in store for Patel and Mamie Similar. who purchased homes in Siouffviile's smnhwest section 10 years apart. A “Twin Ms Sigmar lxuqdn her Katherine (krscem home she was told there would be no (kkarplm-m behind hvr. - Now. that gin-mpau' may be interrupted by a that will also run beside'Ms mars home. thereby. connecting (:reenforcst UNIV? with Katherin Crescent. Mr. Patel bought mu- of those new homes right behind Ms Sigma" lax: lk-cvmbet. “The look and feel of our pmpcrty shrunk in a hurry." she Mr. Paw! paid an addilimml 545$“) for a larger 10! and because one of his neighbours is gut-empva ' DoubleM and even triple chock {anything and evetything about a home yuu' am inter- ested in purchasing. or you might end up with a skit-walk abutting ynur property. Prior tn buying his home. Mr. Patel said hand everything right. Hewent to the town's engineering department and was told there would be nothing between home and the greenspace. l-‘icldgate representatives assured him of the same thing. wants to live beside a walkway." Mr. Patel ’ "It ruins the look of Iht‘ pmpcrty." Ms said. “Whether you look8 at the crime rates in Smufivifie or not. it's a perteivod risk." Ms Sigma: adding a real estate agent wk! her. if consmmed. the sidmvalk womd km her property value by 20 m 30 per cent. When he moved in with his wife and three girls. under the age of six. this summet. there was a sidewalk in hunt ofthcit homc He spoke to mam-one at the town again and was mid there would be no sidewalk adjoining that one. which is mrved toward the side of his htmw. Ms Sigma: first ham! 0! me potential walkway going besidé her house from a neighbour about a war ago. Stu" talk-d the mum and was mid although there was an easement for it. then;- was no intention to build n. FRONT PAGE: Neighbours" bachm and Heme Patel (fmm left) and Mamie are disappointed at is added near their homes. Community at odds over sidewalk IV SAND" IOLAN sbnlantd‘yrmg . um A planned walkway had always been included in subdivision plans and marketing materi- als. to builch Fieldgau Developments. but some residents ann't happy. APmeimaldy seven months ago, Ms "‘a’ 3“" FM“? "1135 Sizing up the pfqu posed walkway site. Stakes outlining its path wen? subsequent- ly pm into the ground. Ms called the town and was laid again. there would be no walkway. Then on Sept. 9. residents in the ama recein a notice from I‘ieldgate Develop- ments regarding a community informa- tinn mting nn ")9 skitwvalk ('nnnm‘ting the Hunter Thirty dBVdopmcnt to Katherine (in-scent. “Heater note that whik' some neighlxmrs have been urging us to install the walkway to allow for connectivity in the community. others haw ("rpm-seed mhmanrr,’ CHIth the notice sent to residents. e Among those who object to the walkway are residents in 40 of Katherine (in-Scout's 42 homes. who signed a petition. according to Christina Filtsos. “That's just an odd place for a walkway.” she said. (knmcilkn Rub Hargravv. W'th‘ Ward 6 “'Ihings zm' put into subdivismn agm omntmmwm both neighhtmrhmnis. admit- mun.» lhal um change." Mr. Hurgnm- said. It's odd because there, is no sidewalk on Katht‘rim' (TWIN. lhrrefum. podmtriam from (irrenfnrvst Grow would he fumed unto the street to continue their journey. sun MTG)!»wa sousâ€"mu He also the walkway has been a pan of both subdivision agreements and that connectivity is part of the municipality’s offi- cial plan. led this is a safety concern. In 1995. mwn council approved the Kmh- 3 crime (:R'Su'lil subdivision. In 2012. mun» . cil gave’lhe [go-ahead to the Hoover 'Ihirty 3 dmiopmcnt. Both subdivision approvals ‘ included the walkway. Rick Mangutich. vice president at Field- gate lkvelopmenm. explained the approvals even further in an e-mail to The Sun-'li'ibunc that stated. in pan. when Hoover Thirty was appttwcd “it included a requirement that the pathway be built as part of our subdivision works". “'I‘he walkway is clearly and consistently vaumu . moo'uoql shown in the approved engineering and lana- scaping drawings for our subdivision and on marketing materials used by the builders.” Mr. Mangmich told 'lhe Sun-Tribune in an If this publication was able to easily get this material. then why were two separate residents. years apart. not provided acnurate information? That is something no one can answer. But to ensure this does not happen to you. Gallo real estate agent lesley ()‘(bnnor sug- gested home buyers listen to what their agent and lawyer tells them before signing on the dotted line. then obtain that infonnation for themselves ~â€" in particular data pertaining to potential development in the area â€"â€" to avoid a case of scrcalled broken telephone. Both subdivision plans. obtained by The Sun-Tribune from Maria Schembri. the town's spokesperson. indicate the walkway's iocation. And when it comes to lown~spocific issues. such as development. deal with the matter in person. oban copies of plans. and record conversation dates and names of those you epoke With. “If it's wnwlhing that really matters to you. check it out first-hand." Ms ()‘(hnnnr Without proof of what Mr. Path and Ms‘ Sigma! wow mid and by which town smfi member“). Ms ()"(lnnnur and thy likviy have no recourse at this point. if the sidewalk is constructed. lhe Illillk'l’ is expected m gu hefnre (mm eil “at: T1. "lhcre are some options being presented to council." Ms Schembri said. ” “Things are put into subdivis'um agree-