Mayor Young was interviewed on CFAX last Friday (read a summary of it here) talking about infrastructure spending, and I will be interviewed on CFAX this afternoon around 4PM talking about the current situation with the Spencer Road Interchange.

Tomorrow (Thursday) Langford Fire Chief Bob Beckett will be discussing, on CBC Radio’s morning show, his plans for emergency services access to Bear Mountain.

Friday morning, I have been invited to discuss Langford issues on CBC Radio as well.

The time of the interviews is dependant on how busy a news day it is, but it was suggested to me that it might be during their prime-time, likely at 7:15am.

Interested people may tune in to 90.5 FM, or click here to listen to the online streaming feed:
http://www.cbc.ca/listen/streams/r1_victoria.html

Three developments were discussed at last week’s Planning, Zoning, and Affordable Housing Committee meeting, last week. Two of the proposals met with the committee’s approval as requested by the developer, and one did not. Below are highlights of the meeting.

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The first matter on the agenda was a proposal for “approximately” 32 townhouse units at 3350 Happey Valley road. Parking was at issue: Read the rest of this entry »

Two new agendas are up for meetings this week, a Council meeting tomorrow and a not-previously-scheduled PZ&A (Planning, Zoning, and Affordable Housing) Committee meeting. Both agendas are now available in the “FILES” area of the left-hand sidebar.

Admin & Finance

a) Monthly Approval of Accounts Payable – July & August, 2009

b) 2010 Permissive Tax Exemptions

The majority of the 2010 tax exemption requests that have been received are from religious organizations. In addition, the Juan de Fuca Cadet Youth Society, Langford 50 and Up Club, Metchosin Farmers Institute, South Vancouver Island Rangers, West Shore Chamber of Commerce, Royal Canadian Legion, Island Corridor Foundation, CREST, and The Land Conservancy have also requested exemptions for their properties.

Transportation & Public Works

a) Vehicle Speed Concerns – Arngask Avenue

b) Parking Scallop Time Limitation – 582 Goldstream Avenue

Three new agendas are available for download in the Inside Langford “FILES” box on the left-hand sidebar of the website. They are:

Monday
Planning, Zoning & Affordable Housing Committee (Sep 14/09)
09-09-14 PZ&A agenda.pdf

Tuesday
Administration and Finance Committee (Sep 15/09)
09-09-15 Admin & Finance agenda.pdf

Transportation and Public Works Committee (Sep 15/09)
09-09-15 Transportation & Public Works agenda.pdf

See anything interesting on the agendas? Let everyone know with a comment.

Several speakers spoke in Public Participation about the Officer and Peace Officer Bylaw 1243:

Doug Rowe, a past member of Langford’s Planning & Zoning Committee, voiced concern that bylaw officers might be endangering themselves entering situations without the same level of training and equipment a police officer would have and wondered why these duties would not be left to the police.

Vern Trew, a past candidate for Langford Council, expressed his opinion that the bylaw violated the Canadian Bill of Rights regarding personal freedom and property rights. As well, at the end of his speaking, Vern Trew noted, he was “legally serving papers on Langford Council,” and proceeded to deposit a large envelope Read the rest of this entry »

Langford’s new Officer and Peace Officer Bylaw 1243 receiving 1st, 2nd and 3rd reading at Tuesday night’s Council meeting will grant Langford Bylaw and Community Safety Officers, Building Inspectors, Plumbing Inspectors, and even Animal Control Officers the right to enter your property and your home, and if you obstruct them in the performance of their job you can be fined $250.00 per incident, restrained or removed through physical force or arrested as obstruction of the officer in the performance of their duty is a criminal offence.

Excerpts from Officer and Peace Officer Bylaw 1243:

It is acknowledged by the Council of the City of the Langford that by virtue of their appointment Bylaw Enforcement Officers are “Peace Officers” which empowers them with the authority to: Read the rest of this entry »

The Luxton Fair is on September 18th, 19th, and 20th. They are looking for volunteers “to help with set up on the Saturday and Sunday of September 12 and 13.”

Here is the information from their website (http://luxtonfair.ca/) on volunteering:

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(UPDATED: Part 2 of the agenda is now on the City of Langford website and here in the files area, some further details will be elaborated on once I have had time to read Part 2.) The next council meeting coming up this Tues. Sept. 8th at 7PM has some interesting items listed (see below) like Bylaw 1243 Langford Officer & Peace Officer Bylaw. I would like to elaborate on all of the agenda, however, the Agenda Only file and a second file containing only the very first part of the upcoming detailed agenda WERE originally the only files on the City of Langford website (and saved here in the files area). The remaining agenda items, *ALL* the Bylaws to be passed including 2 bylaws receiving 1st, 2nd, and 3rd reading at this one meeting, 4 bylaws being adopted and 2 others receiving 3rd reading WERE missing from the agenda available on the City of Langford website, UNTIL CORRECTED. Unfortunately, even the Staff Report to Council on Bylaw 1243 Langford Officer & Peace Officer WAS also missing. At Tuesday night’s Council Meeting it should be the very first time mayor and any of the councillors have had the opportunity together to discuss the proposed bylaw that is slated to go to 3rd reading Read the rest of this entry »