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LETTER: Risks of development outweigh benefits

In a sensible location, it would bring jobs, employment, tax revenue and a place for seniors
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Dear Editor:

It is apparent to us that the risks, particularly to the fish hatchery, outweigh any benefits from the proposed Banks Crescent project.

In a sensible location such as Wharton Street, a seniors’ facility would bring the benefits of construction jobs, employment, tax revenue and a much more convenient place for seniors to access the town centre.

We are seniors ourselves who do not presently live anywhere near Banks Crescent and would not choose to live in that location.

A comment in a recent letter to the editor from Brian Udal is worth keeping in mind. “It [change] should be what the people want and not what Big Business wants.”

Developers, of course, are needed, but be aware that because their business is to make money, it is our elected officials’ job to balance that with the interest of our community.

Allen and Diane Dorn

Summerland