I would like to address two things. First the people living in the Uplands
area are facing exactly the same problems the Hospital area has had with the
City of Nanaimo. The land for the proposed wet house on Uplands was changed
from fire hall designation to wet house. The land on Dufferin and Boundary was
removed for the Cemetery Act without public consultation and while we were
fighting the proposed wet house. It was done underhandedly and deceitfully.
What developer could get away with that? Both neighbourhoods are fighting these
proposed wet houses. What developer could get away with building something that
caused such an outcry from neighbours? These proposed wet houses aren’t going
to have the proper amount of parking. The City is going to remove approximately
10 parking spots on Dufferin for a turning land into the wet house and are only
going to provide 4 parking spots on site. The Hospital area has a severe lack
of parking and the City is going to remove much needed street parking. What
developer could get away with that? It seems the City has one set of rules for
what they want and another for the rest of us.
The second item I would like to address is our School Trustees. They have
put a policy in place regarding cell phone towers and also smart meters, but
when asked to put policy in place regarding having a 500 meter radius around
schools from wet housing they refused HANA (Hospital Area Neighbourhood
Association). We asked for a policy around ALL SCHOOLS, not just Quarterway
Elementary and Woodlands.
The election is coming, start asking school board trustees and candidates
for City Council where they stand on this matter and vote accordingly. These
people are suppose to be representing all of Nanaimo; families, seniors and
children.
Denise Goldsack
Nanaimo BC
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