Dear Editor:
I wish to express my concern that the Banks Crescent development project is still not denied.
How can any person who is familiar with the clay banks not reflect on the wisdom of an ancient book that says in so many words, the wise man builds his house upon the rock and the foolish man builds his house on the sand.
Council and other interested parties should have a look at some of the projects in lower town that have been “engineered” now that they are a few years old.
And if the clay banks are stable why are the gravestones in the cemetery on Peach Orchard Road falling over?
There is ample solid rock to the west of Summerland and this project which I believe has merit should be built on a safe and secure footing.
There has been mention that the developer would fund the cost of the road upgrades. A road that really needs upgrading is Prairie Valley Road.
As to the plans for replacing the spring water should the need arise, I think they are not so sure of themselves because if they could guarantee there would be no damage to the spring, why do they need a contingency plan?
I would hope that we stop spending money on studies to prove that this project could be done. Because it could be done does not mean it should be done.
Also I would like to address the dumping of the sewage sludge near the landfill.
If this goes ahead the money made should be spent enlarging the water storage dams up above so that when it leaks into the reservoir we will have some clean water in storage.
I trust that council has read and considered the comments made in the paper so that I have no need to repeat what some far thinking people have already written.
Ellen Clay
Summerland