The critics want the developer to lower the density or scale of the project's second phase to allow wildlife easier passage. In the portion of property to be developed, Sharkey has proposed building an average of 4.3 homes per acre. But Sharkey said that density average is considerably lower when the 90 acres of open-space set aside is factored in. Thompson was skeptical. He said that much of the land dedicated to open space could not have been developed anyway, because it's either floodplain or wetlands.
Critics add there are other reasons why it's important to preserve more of the parcel.
The highly dense second phase of the project would severely compromise the remaining land's value as open space. If more of the land can be preserved, Thompson said, local landowners have pledged to donate an additional 20 acres of open space to the effort. But Sharkey hinted that won't be needed. It's true that some people who are used to looking out at land from their porches will see a few houses, but the critical areas are being protected. Storming the Gates Faced with the prospects of making less wages than men or making about the same amount of money with a college degree that men can make without one women are beating a path to college campuses in record numbers.