Dear Editor:
I write to encourage council to discourage the proposed development on Bristow Road.
Despite the developer’s spin of seniors housing, the reality is that it’s primarily lake view condos.
Lark Group’s wishful-thinking science cannot predict that slope stability or artesian water flow or quality will not be affected during construction or after.
There are far too many risks to allow this project to be built in Bristow Valley. Permanent risks of negatively and/or perhaps disastrously affecting the integrity of all surrounding neighbourhoods and of the job-bearing trout hatchery will remain forever.
Another risk is the possibility that your tenure as mayor and council may become tainted by a made-in-Summerland Skaha Lake Park debacle.
You have heard from many of your constituents and they expect a reasoned decision reflective of their concerns.
No one is blind to the prospect and benefit of adding a significant tax base to our local economy. If Lark Group is truly committed to the business of providing seniors housing, then wouldn’t the win-win path be to help them understand the specific needs of that target group and to secure a more appropriate location for their project?
Pati Hill
Summerland
