The last council meeting went until after 9PM and covered a lot of information, so this report on that meeting is very long, so here’s some interesting tidbits to get you started:
- City Planner Matthew Baldwin’s explanation that the City of Langford has opted out of the province’s site remediation program, so ensuring the property is not contaminated would be solely the responsibility of the developer,
- concerns about fire safety with a near-zero setback of approximately 6 inches were answered with quidelines require the building material on that setback be noncombustible
- City Engineer John Manson explained, “speed bumps are a hazard to our community, as they could cause an accident with our emergency vehicles,”
- Councillor Szpak said, “sidewalks and beautification are coming along as we develop,” and, “we do not have building heights in the (new) OCP,”
- residents were repeatedly told to “bring their concerns before the Transportation and Public Works Committee,”
- City Planner, Matthew Baldwin in response to concerns about property damage and injury from blasting said, “that’s why blasting companies have so much insurance,”
- Coucillor Lillian Szpak explained to a local resident that, “anyone who has an interest in it has a right to speak” at a Langford Public Hearing.
There were 4 Public Hearings: Read the rest of this entry »
