ZOTA 258 Neighborhood Node zoning

Asked the council to amend ZOTA 258 so elected representatives — not appointed planning commissioners — make decisions affecting her neighborhood near Square Lake and Livernois.

Said long-term residents feel 'sold out' by density changes, asked the council to put the zoning on hold, and urged writing state legislators about the zoning preemption bills.

Warned that giving up council authority hurts residents, and objected that urbanization is concentrated on Troy's east side, citing the Waddle Square apartment approval next to his property.

Asked that 'encouraged' language in the ordinance be tightened to 'required,' citing flexibility in ground-floor activation, mixed use, and parking standards that could allow more building than intended.