The towers would be 60 and 61 storeys, making them the tallest two buildings in Niagara Falls and the tallest hotel towers in Canada.

A public meeting was held before the vote. A handful of residents spoke, all of whom support the development.

Shirley Fisher, a former city councillor, went so far as to call it “one of the nicest proposals I’ve seen.”

“It just has that ambiance that none of the other proposals have had,” she said.

Ioannoni credited the developers for how they have reached out to residents during the planning stage.

“This is the developments we saw in the early 2000s when we were sitting around this table and the boom was here,” she said.

“We’ve talked about having a lax in the boom, and hopefully this will be the start of our revitalization again because I have to tell you, it’s a beautiful development.”

Not everyone, however, favour.

Prior to Tuesday’s meeting,

is in the city received five letters of concern.

Four of them came from residents who don’t believe the development is in keeping with the character of the neighbourhood, and that it would create traffic problems in the area. The Niagara Parks Commission said it’s concerned about heavy traffic in what it describes as a “scenic processional parkway.”

Milborne said traffic consultants continue to work out how best to deal with traffic coming in and out of the resort. He said the public will be engaged in that process.

“There is not really a fivestar facility there, a high- end, all- encompassing resort with a restaurant and spa,” he said Wednesday. “But the demand is there.”