It sounds as though people are jealous of private school students or donB次元官网网址檛 want their idyllic waterfront privacy disturbed; that is, until it came time to cash in, subdivide the old farm and get out.

I am not a waterfront property owner, but I live within 100 feet of the lake, overlooking the lake, and have done so for 24 years.

I find it odd I wasnB次元官网网址檛 surveyed. I have a feeling that waterfront property owners were surveyed. CanB次元官网网址檛 blame them for not wanting to share.

There are no people out there floating around on tubes. Years go by without me seeing a sailboat, and only a handful of swimmers use the deep part of the lake. ThereB次元官网网址檚 maybe a half dozen tiny fishing boats on the lake on a busy day.

No one swims out in the open in the shallow part with the creepy weeds grabbing at their ankles. And fish hang around the edges of the lake, where the shelter and food is, not out where the rowing lanes would be.

Power boats arenB次元官网网址檛 allowed and it isnB次元官网网址檛 a bird sanctuary. What better place? DonB次元官网网址檛 want to use parkland? ThereB次元官网网址檚 lots of waterfront private property that could be redeveloped at the St. Michaels UniversityB次元官网网址檚 expense.

The taxpayers have shelled out for a trail around the lake, fishing piers, dedicated parking, a lighted crosswalk, landscaped swimming beaches and a new $250,000 aerator. IB次元官网网址檓 shocked that Langford council, is letting a special interest group dictate the use of a community asset such as Langford Lake.

What we have here is a proposal to make rowing available to the public at no cost.

I think itB次元官网网址檚 a real shame to let this go. Especially for reasons of narrow self interest and class jealousy.

Cynthia Brossard

Langford