Many people have asked, why can't the new development have access through the church property since it was the church that sold the property to the developers? It technically could and this would be referred to as an easement over the church property, but in the church's point of view why would they? The new development property has always existed and has always had title to entrance from Maplehill Drive. Just because homeowners on Maplehill Drive put a fence up to create some privacy, it does not remove the property's right to entrance off that road. If the church were to allow an easement over the church property, they are sacrificing their enjoyment of their property. Perhaps even more than enjoyment, they may be sacrificing the safety of their parishioners on a weekly basis and even more so during religious holidays. Now please do not think I am taking the Church's side on this. I am just listing the facts.

So how will this affect the property values on Maplehill Drive? Short term, they will decrease. No one wants to live on a street that will be disrupted by construction with the noise, dirt, and traffic. Long term value depends on the quality of the townhouses that are being built. If the Maplehill Drive cul-de-sac were being replaced with a through road, meaning it would no longer be a cul-de-sac, values would likely decrease due to the increase in through traffic. But since the development that is going in will end up being nothing more than an extension to the cul-de-sac with a total number of new homes going in being slightly more than 20, there will be little difference due to its creation. I believe the study stated no more than 17 additional cars per hour during peak times. As mentioned, the quality of the homes will have more of an affect on surrounding properties. Good news is, according to the drawings of the proposed properties and the speculated prices between the mid 600s to low 700s of these townhouses, the quality looks very nice.