The city mailed out 163 notices and received 99 responses that were opposed to the proposal. There was also a 54-name petition against the plan. The covenant has been in place for 20 years for a reason — and for council to ignore residents is a slap in their collective face. What is the point of asking the residents of Dallas Drive, who will be directly affected by the development, if city council was just going to ignore them? The Dallas Community Association did not have an official stance on the project because the developer didn’t engage the group, yet Coun. Dale Bass claimed the association was in favour.