Forty-eight people who signed a petition objecting to an intersection at 0 Avenue and 200 Street, have upset a number of residents who believed it would be built.

Earlier this month, council voted to support eliminating the intersection, which had been in the plans after High Point residential development was complete.

Councillor Jordan Bateman called the closure 鈥渟ome pretty smart traffic calming,鈥� but some residents say it鈥檚 anything but smart.

In order to deter construction vehicles from using that entrance, there was no intersection while High Point houses were being built, transportation manager Paul Cordeiro told council.

High Point residents asked that the closure remain in effect, and 48  of them, representing more than 50 per cent of the properties sold at High Point, signed a petition to that effect.

Only emergency vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists would have access in and out of the equestrian-themed subdivision from 0 Avenue.

High Point is at the southerly tip of 200 Street which, local resident Dave Belliveau pointed out, is one of the busiest north-south roads in 91原创.

Belliveau, who lives in the 20400 block of 4 Avenue, questioned the usefulness of the petition when some owners may not necessarily live there, and many lots remain vacant.

鈥淎 lot (of houses) could be for sale or unoccupied,鈥� he said.

Belliveau said that keeping 0 Avenue and 200 Street closed is putting more traffic onto eastbound 8 Avenue and onto his street.

High Point is an equestrian themed development, and Belliveau pointed out that the extra vehicles are interfering with horses crossing the road to reach nearby Campbell Valley Park at 8 Avenue and 204 Street.

Shawneen Hartmann, who lives at 317 - 208 St., said many residents are 鈥渃hoked鈥� by council鈥檚 ruling.

Before construction of High Point began, 200 Street extended as far as 4 Avenue.

She and Belliveau said that Township staff and Mayor Rick Green recommended that residents who don鈥檛 like the decision should circulate their own petition.

鈥淲hy couldn鈥檛 they have asked everyone in the first place?鈥� Hartmann said.

When the issue was discussed by council, Councillor Kim Richter said that there should have been more consultation involving residents from a wider area.

Staff say that once the junction is closed, residents are unlikely to support re-opening it.