Council Agrees To Connect Lantzville
To Nanaimo Water
The decision to sell Nanaimo water to Lantzville was decided at city council with three delegations speaking against the move for a variety of reasons.
Staff were recommending city council approve the deal but there seemed not to be any real supporting studies showing the economics of the move. Lantzville will be paying Nanaimo connection fees and will be buying the water on a metered basis, but whether or not it is to Nanaimo's advantage or disadvantage is not clear.
On general principles I am a little conflicted, of course you want to see your neighbours have quality, potable water at their disposal, but that is a gamble you take when you choose the 'rural' lifestyle with it's tax advantages etc.
Residents of Nanaimo have been told we are running out of water, and we will have a real problem by 2020 if we continue to grow as expected. I recall being told we might even have to build a new dam to meet demand.
Yet, now we have enough surplus to connect our supply to Lantzville. I just wish I had a greater level of trust with decisions coming from city hall, but lately they have done little to support trust. In fact lately, they seem hell-bent on destroying that last remnants of trust I might have had.
Mayor Ruttan was absent from the meeting for this matter as he lives in Lantzville and would clearly be in conflict. Councillors Kipp, Bestwick and McKay opposed the deal with the balance of council in favour.
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