From NewsOK.com:

EDMOND - Traffic concerns and a chamber full of protesters stopped a proposed shopping center near Hafer Park. The Edmond City Council unanimously denied four ordinances proposing zoning and Edmond Plan III changes at Monday's marathon meeting.

Sooner Land Co. LLC hoped to modify the single-family zoning north of the Spring Creek shopping center and south of Hafer Park to D-1 and E-1 commercial zoning, making way for the Bridges at Spring Creek, a proposed 200,000-square-foot shopping center.

After hours of debate by residents and attorneys, the council said the increased traffic in the area outweighed the possible sales tax benefits the development might bring.

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This is good news for Edmond residents. Recent development in that area has really changed the character of that part of Edmond. It's okay to leave some areas of Edmond "green" and just for homes without having the intrusion of commercial development right up to their back door. Development is not always good, especially when it diminishes the quality of life for the city's residents. I applaud the city council for taking a positive step for their constituents' best interests. There are plenty of other areas that can be developed.