Opinions needed Minor v Major competition levels

Our league is at a crossroads. The numbers are there to support an expansion of our major division for at least three years, however, it would deplete talent from the minors. Having said that, my concern is that if we don't expand, a group of 10 and 11 yo players will get stuck in the minors, which will hamper their development, in my opinion. We only have two major teams and only room for 8 players this year. We have 7 12s that need to get drafted up. We also have a good group of 9s that are coming off of an 8yo District Championship. Our Major VP is adamant that we shouldn't expand because it would hurt the level of competition in the majors and minors. I'm contending that we should to accelerate the growth of the younger players. Where do y'all stand on this?