We are house owners on Monticello Crescent. I am a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and my wife is a research technician at the University of Guelph. Our family has lived in several cities in North America in the past. Guelph is our most favourite city to live in. This “Royal Park City” provides its residents with “a small city living style with all the big city convenience”. The uniqueness of Guelph has also attracted us to work and live here. Recently, we became aware that there is a proposed development project to build two high rise towers (16 and 14 stories) at the Best Western Hotel property, which will be rezoned from “General Residential” to “High Density Residential” to hold 1,500 tenants. We oppose the proposed project, as it will violate the principle of sustainable development of the city, pose a significantly negative impact on the existing community in the area, and damage Guelph’s unique heritage.JG