Opposition to Roselle-Glow rezone

A 20-year resident whose home backs the property urged the council to reject the rezone, calling the density jump unrealistic and asking for delay until there's real transparency and a plan that fits the community.

Said he'd talked to nearly 100 residents who want site three removed and cited 725+ petition signatures, asking for a compromise and more time for residents.

Lives next to the pasture and described how families and her young son cherish the horses and cows, urging the council to consider what losing it would mean to the neighborhood.

Argued the MID site doesn't meet the state's realistic-availability test since MID has no plans to sell, questioned building under the Hetchy easement and relying on a 1997 environmental analysis, and noted the 700-plus petition signatures.

A lifelong resident whose family has leased the MID pasture since the 1980s said the Hetchy easement halves the usable land, questioned parking for 100+ units, and asked the council to remove the property, calling it part of Riverbank's remaining country character.

Described a 2024 home invasion and ongoing graffiti and car break-ins near the Sorensen walking path, urging the council not to add high-density housing behind his home because police are already stretched thin.

Moved to the court backing the pasture five years ago for the country feel; her kids fed the horses daily and new young families still do, and she asked the council to take the property off the list.

Leases the property from MID and said MID told him it has no plans to sell, questioning why the city would rezone another government agency's land and noting how many families walk to feed the animals daily.

A young homeowner across from the pasture said the site is special to the neighborhood and asked the council to reject the rezone, willing to risk state consequences to save the pasture.

A 21-year resident who took family photos in the pasture challenged the logic of keeping a site on the list that may never be built on, and asked where overflow parking and play space for apartment kids would go.