It was a long meeting as Saanich Council listened for 3 hours to local resident concerns about the development of the Kenmore & Tyndall property.  Council then went on to debate among themselves for nearly an hour more.  

In the end, Saanich Council recognized the wishes of the local residents of the development and voted to retain the RS-6 zoning (Single Family Residential) for the property and to NOT make changes to the Gordon Head Local Area Plan that would allow a Commercial and High Density Residential development on the property.

The real winners are the local residents of Kenmore & Tyndall.  It should restore ones faith in the democratic process and the ability of local residents to have real impact over local policies and their local neighbourhood developments.   Council members, in most cases, kept everyone guessing on how they would vote right up until their last few statements in the debate.  Even then it was not until the voting was completed did the outcome become clear.  The exhaustion of everyone in the room was apparent when it was all over and people drifted home.