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Archive for February 21st, 2008

Interchange breaks ground without bylaws

Posted by insidelangford on February 21, 2008

Another, somewhat differently, edited version of this letter appeared in the Times Colonist, and is available here.

- Steven Hurdle -

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letter to the Goldstream News Gazette

Feb. 20, 2008

As a 14-year citizen of Langford I am dumfounded and outraged that last Wednesday Langford mayor and council allowed construction to begin for the Spencer Road Interchange.

More than 2,250 Langford residents signed a petition asking them not to proceed until a referendum was called about borrowing $25 million to lend to developers for this project.

This construction has begun even though the financing has yet to be secured. The bylaws creating the agreement to build the interchange have not even been adopted. Read the rest of this entry »

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Implications of the interchange loan

Posted by insidelangford on February 21, 2008

letter to the Goldstream News Gazette

Feb. 20, 2008

There has been a lot of press about the interchange over the past few weeks. I for one hope that the citizens of Langford do not get stuck with the costs of this interchange.

Although it appears that the City of Langford has taken due diligence in having the developers land as security on the loan, I for one wonder what would happen if the developer would develop the easiest parts of their lands and then default on the loan balance and let the City take over the undeveloped lands.

This would stick the citizens with not only the balance owing on the loans but also the costs to develop the rest of the lands.

I also am concerned that now the developers have the City at a disadvantage. For the City to recover the interchange costs they must approve development plans for the area. Read the rest of this entry »

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