An exchange at Monday night’s Coquitlam city council meeting is shining a harsh light on the gulf between some Metro Vancouver homeowners and renters.

Speaking out against a proposed development of four single-family house on Edgar Avenue, Coquitlam resident Jayson Chabot said that type of housing will bring a different type of person to the city, leading to “slummy” conditions.

“The developers need to think in terms of family ownership instead of return on investment,” he said to council. “These detached units will attract renters instead of homeowners. The absence of long-term residents… results in quote-unquote slummy conditions over time.”

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