It is surprising how much it costs just to play a meaningful role. To adequately advocate for our neighbourhood it takes time, effort, and yes, money. This consortium of developers, armed with expert lawyers, a specialist PR team, planning consultants, government lobbyists, traffic consultants, landscape consultants, design consultants and other "hired guns" are experts at working the system...we are concerned homeowners volunteering our time. Our objective is to advocate for reasonable development on the basis of facts: legal, regulatory, environmental, and procedural.  Engaging meaningfully with a development consortium means we need to raise considerable funds.  Your donations would go a long way in gaining the expertise we need.