Melfort council opposes six-plex unit following residents’ presentations
A six-plex will not be built on the southside of Melfort.
Following an hour’s worth of presentations from six residents on Third Ave. South, Melfort city council unanimously voted against a potential six-plex multiunit built on the same street by Cobalt Bay Capital.
The first presenter during the Aug. 12 council meeting was Garry Carbno, a man who has lived in Melfort since 1979 and has spent nearly 20 years on Third Ave. S. His main concern – which was a theme from other presenters – was crime continuing to rise in the area if people lived in the 15×38 foot units.
“My arm reach is 74 inches from fingertip to fingertip,” Carbno said. “They’re six of my body lengths long. Who’s going to live there? You can’t put a family in there. You get six, eight, 10, 12 people packed in there like sardines and you don’t think there’s going to be trouble in the parking lot? We know from experience that you just can’t put people in situations like that to live in.