Petrosa / Bella Pines

Read the developer's original marketing brochure promising a grocery, retail, and plaza, calling the change a 'bait and switch.'

Said the neighborhood learned of the project from a resident, not the city or developer, and asked council to reallocate funding to another site.

A retired Petrosa homeowner said four affordable developments within a couple miles would bring traffic and density, and may sell her home.

Cited Sherwood's emergency election on land-use transparency and asked council to protect master plans and redirect affordable housing funding.

Described a pattern of Pahlisch converting promised commercial land at River's Edge, Easton, and now Petrosa, saying residents were blindsided.

A healthcare worker who chose Petrosa for its master plan urged council to act at the January 14 work session to protect the development code.