letter to the Times Colonist
Saturday, February 23, 2008
As a citizen of Langford (14 years), I am dumbfounded and outraged that Langford’s mayor and council have allowed construction to begin for the Spencer Road interchange.
This is happening despite these facts:
- More than 2,250 Langford residents (more than 10 per cent of the electorate) signed a petition asking them not to proceed until a referendum was called about borrowing $25 million to lend to developers for this project.
- The financing has yet to be secured.
- The bylaws creating the agreement to build the interchange had not even been adopted.
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