The “Open Space Summit”, convened as an all-wards NPA meeting, is a time for residents from across the city to gather and discuss how to save open land in the city, how growth can happen while conserving essential green space.

The proposed sale of the 32 acres presently owned by Burlington College for development into intensive mixed housing has aroused significant community opposition. The idea of filling one of the largest undeveloped waterfront green spaces in the city with houses, condos and apartment buildings and therefore necessarily with pipes, electric wires, driveways, roads, and cars does not work for Burlingtonians who have a vision of the city as a verdant community, accessible to all, embracing nature and able to contribute to local food production.
Please come and hear all points of view!