Dear Editor:
Re: Fourteen-storey tower with non-market rentals coming to Metrotown.
I’m thrilled to see how quickly this project has been approved. While the article does not state when the proposal first came to the attention of council, it probably wasn’t considered until after the July changes to the Metrotown Development Plan. To get a project of this size and benefit to lower-income Burnaby residents in less than half a year speaks to the political will being created at city hall to make more of these projects a reality.
Community partners are going to keep showing up looking for more space, and we may soon have the problem of not having enough land available to take advantage of these subsidized housing developments.
Public attention on the issue needs to remain, but it’s important to applaud these kinds of decisions and the speed in which this development was approved. The speed in which this development was approved should also send signals to other non-profit groups who want to partner on housing projects that they will find a receptive audience in Burnaby.
Keep up the good work, citizens and council.
Trevor Ritchie, Burnaby
