Editor:
Re: Opposition MLAs target Surrey schools, Jan. 29.
I don’t believe you can have an honest discussion about overcrowded Surrey schools without including the role of the City of Surrey and Mayor Linda Hepner, but that is exactly what Surrey NDP MLAs Harry Bains and Sue Hammell have done.
The city continues to approve rampant development knowing the services for these new occupants are not in place. Under Surrey First, the mandate has been growth at any cost – so when they approve hundreds of new townhouse units knowing there is no school to accommodate those children they are every bit as responsible for the problem.
Unfortunately, Bains and Hammell use this opportunity to point the finger at Victoria, when the problem is right here at home.
Steven Feldman, Surrey
