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Archive for January 16th, 2008

Too little notice for special meeting

Posted by insidelangford on January 16, 2008

Goldstream Gazette, January 16, 2008
Letter to the editor Re: “Langford OKs $25M loan for interchange,” Jan. 4, 2007.

I am disappointed to see that Langford council has been less than transparent in their dealings with the public over the latest meeting regarding the Spencer Road Interchange. January’s news reported that Langford council called a special meeting on the evening of Dec. 27. with little public or press notice.

During the course of the meeting they passed two bylaws regarding the Spencer Road Interchange; first to create a local service area plan, thus circumventing any legal requirement for public input, and secondly a bylaw to borrow $25 million in order to pay for a major portion of the interchange, with the developers paying back this loan within 10 to 25 years. I was also informed that both of these by laws had been passed unanimously to third reading. Read the rest of this entry »

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Borrowing needs more public input

Posted by insidelangford on January 16, 2008

Letter to the editor. Re: “Langford OKs $25M loan for interchange,” Jan. 4, 2007.
Goldstream Gazette, January 16, 2008

The bylaw for Langford to borrow $25 million to build the Spencer Road Interchange, despite the fact that the agenda proposed that it only be given first reading, had been given first, second, and third reading
at the Dec. 27 council meeting.

At the same meeting Langford has passed a bylaw creating a local area service plan for the interchange, which they believe will let them circumvent the normal public approval process. Curiously, creating a local area service plan undermines many of Langford’s arguments in favour of the interchange. Read the rest of this entry »

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