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Correspondence — Laurie Plomp (Opposition to amending Westhills agreement)
Letter opposing amendments to Westhills agreement, especially redefinition of parkland, and requesting neighbourhood consultation.
Key facts
- Author: Laurie Plomp
- Points: only ~10% of required 40% parkland provided to date; residents should see where the remaining 30% will be located
Correspondence — Laurie Plomp (Opposition to amending Westhills agreement)
Email details
From: Laurie Plomp
Sent: September 13, 2021 3:03 PM
To: Lanny Seaton; Norma Stewart; Matt Sahlstrom; Lillian Szpak; Roger Wade; Denise Blackwell; Mayor Young; Langford Planning General Mailbox
Subject: new Westhills agreement
Dear Mayor and Council:
I would like to express my opposition to the existing agreement with Westhills being amended, particularly without any extensive neighbourhood consultation before any conditions are agreed to. In particular, the redefining of the 40% requirement for parkland to now include SPEAs, engineered fill slopes, public plazas, medians and boulevards, and parking lots is contrary to the intention of the original requirement and is not what the residents of Westhills or Langford were told would happen.
It is now 15 years since the Westhills CD3 plan was developed, and in that time only 10% of the required 40% has been provided. This should no longer be allowed to be the final step before a development is completed, but rather Langford residents should be shown up front where the remaining 30% will be located and what they will consist of, after being allowed input into those decisions.
Sincerely,
Laurie Plomp