Dear Editor
Mr. Corrigan and council, before the next election, need to explain how they have fulfilled the glowing promises issued after the previous election and found in the City of Burnaby InfoBurnaby winter 2015 issue.
“As a council you have trusted us to work with you to lead Burnaby toward achievement of the goals that you have helped to set. I promise you – and all Burnaby citizens – that we will not let you down. Together, we will ensure that Burnaby remains a shining example of a city that respects all viewpoints, embraces the unique and invaluable diversity of it citizens, and stays focused on efficiency as we create new programs, developments and initiatives in our exciting welcoming and economically stable community.”
I do not think that mayor and council are respecting all viewpoints, and they are letting the citizens down. The rationale for their actions are that they are fulfilling a plan developed 20 years ago that “we all determined” would be the creation of Metrowtown, Lougheed Town Centre, Edmonds and Brentwood redevelopment. And the major purpose of this redevelopment was “to keep green space at 25 per cent and protecting single family neighbourhoods.” The redevelopment encroaches into and sacrifices single family neighbourhoods, making their footprint smaller, and defeats their own purposeful objective.
Frank Mesich, Burnaby
