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Correspondence — Holly Adams (Council meeting on September 13th, 2021)
Resident urging Council to uphold original 40% park protection in Westhills and to reject inclusion of paved or artificial areas as parkland.
Key facts
- Author: Holly Adams
- Requests: include email as late submission; asks Council to maintain natural parkland requirement
Correspondence — Holly Adams (Council meeting on September 13th, 2021)
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- From: Holly Adams
- Sent: September 13, 2021 2:58 PM
- To: Mayor Young; Denise Blackwell; Lanny Seaton; Lillian Szpak; Matt Sahlstrom; Norma Stewart; Roger Wade; Marie Watmough; Braden Hutchins; Darren Kiedyk; langfordvoters
- Subject: Council meeting on September13th 2021
Message
To whom it will concern,
I am writing regarding the proposed changes the promised 40% park protection in the Westhills development.
As stated on the municipal website, the City of Langford’s elected representatives have strong, and visionary leadership. I would love to see council live up to these aspirations by upholding the previous agreement with the Westhills developer, and not allowing them to renege on their promises and deliver less than was agreed upon. I see no reason for Council to be considering changes to the original proposal.
It is obvious that there are advantages to the developer if Langford agrees to the proposed changes, but I do not see why that should be considered here. The developer is already making a huge amount of profit from this project, so I do not understand why they should be allowed to back out of their commitments.
In the councils view what are the specific benefits to the citizens of Westhills from this proposed change? Will Westhills be a more livable, enjoyable community if Langford allows the promised 40% park protection to include things like plastic grass and parking lots? Will the changes promote walkability in the community, or will changing the ‘parkland’ definition to include paved parking lots and traffic meridians increase automotive traffic and pedestrian congestion? I know I would prefer to walk to the local bus stop through a wooded park rather than an unshaded and busy parking lot.
This does not even touch on how this proposed change contradicts the Canadian government’s climate plan as outlined in ‘A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy’ in December of 2020.
I request that this email be included as a late submission letter into today's September 13th meeting package as I am unable to attend tonight’s virtual meeting.
Thank you for your time and attention,
Holly Adams