I am writing in response to the April 30 public hearing in Saanich. Like others, I am not in favour of the Official Community Plan going forward in its current form. Both the local area plans and the OCP are riddled with inconsistencies and lack accuracy.
ItB次元官网网址檚 hard to believe that the draft version of the OCP has no environmental framework, nor does it include the State of Biodiversity Strategy or Urban Forest Report.
I heard Mayor Dean Murdock say that trees and the environment will be protected from development. How can this be true when we are already seeing hundreds of trees taken out of the Saanich tree canopy for subdivisions?
After reviewing the presentations again, one thing becomes very clear, there is a need for accountability and transparency from our elected representatives in Saanich. Trust has been lost. ItB次元官网网址檚 time for our elected officials to stop seeing themselves as B次元官网网址榯he children of the province.B次元官网网址� They better start behaving like adults with responsibilities to their voters and constituents. ItB次元官网网址檚 time to strengthen local area plans, not B次元官网网址榙e-coupleB次元官网网址� them from the Official Community Plan.
Deborah Dickson
Saanich
