To the editor,
Re: Council won’t let developer reduce parking, June 6.
l want to thank councillors Bill Bestwick, Gord Fuller, Jerry Hong and Ian Thorpe for turning down this variance. Also to the neighbourhood president for giving a presentation on why this variance should be turned down. Since he was not notified by city hall of this meeting, it was by chance he found out about it. I would safely say, if he had not spoken, the variance would have gone through.
My wife and I have lived in the neighbourhood for the last 12 years. We have seen tremendous growth in the last five years along Dufferin Crescent, west of Boundary Avenue. We don’t have a problem with that, however, parking on the street has become a real problem especially during the day. Also the traffic volumes on Dufferin due to people using Boxwood Road as a bypass to Northfield Road.
With watching the building of Summerhill Place phase 1, there is a spill over in the evening with people having a second car. What will it be like when phase 2 and 3 are completed?
What’s interesting about all this is the existing housing, strata condos and apartment building all have on-site parking. Why on the Earth are we making exceptions?
In closing, we are hoping that the study that will take place on this issue will address our concerns.
Grant and Sandra Shaw, Nanaimo
