COUNCIL CANDIDATES SUPPORT ASSOCIATION SMART GROWTH WORKSHOPS
Five Candidates have already written to the Association to support the SmartGrowthBC ® workshops we will run in January. Your Board hopes that others will also express their written support. Comments we have received so far:
Lorraine Bennest: "With true Smart Growth, our planning process will better prepare us for increased population, climate change and water shortages. One severe drought would trigger enormous costs.”
Amie Harbor: “An engaged citizenry is the cornerstone of a healthy community. The workshops offered through SmartGrowthBC will help define a collective and inclusive vision for Summerland”
Peter Hamilton: “Development Cost Charges typically don’t cover the full cost of new infrastructure. Smart Growth encourages development in the currently serviced areas in town, avoiding unnecessary tax hikes”.
David Finnis: “Growth should meet the needs of taxpayers rather than taxpayers meeting the needs of growth”
Peter Waterman: “Agriculture is a vital component of the Summerland economy. Smart Growth will retain farmland, ensuring a strong contribution by agriculture and a strong mix for tourism and Summerland’s rural setting.”
Your Board hopes other candidates will also support this initiative. We look forward to receiving their support, and we will publish additional supporting quotes if we receive them.
Please encourage other candidates to support the workshops.
Lorraine Bennest: "With true Smart Growth, our planning process will better prepare us for increased population, climate change and water shortages. One severe drought would trigger enormous costs.”
Amie Harbor: “An engaged citizenry is the cornerstone of a healthy community. The workshops offered through SmartGrowthBC will help define a collective and inclusive vision for Summerland”
Peter Hamilton: “Development Cost Charges typically don’t cover the full cost of new infrastructure. Smart Growth encourages development in the currently serviced areas in town, avoiding unnecessary tax hikes”.
David Finnis: “Growth should meet the needs of taxpayers rather than taxpayers meeting the needs of growth”
Peter Waterman: “Agriculture is a vital component of the Summerland economy. Smart Growth will retain farmland, ensuring a strong contribution by agriculture and a strong mix for tourism and Summerland’s rural setting.”
Your Board hopes other candidates will also support this initiative. We look forward to receiving their support, and we will publish additional supporting quotes if we receive them.
Please encourage other candidates to support the workshops.
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I was very pleased to read these supportive comments. I hope the Association is successful in its plans to bring Summerlanders together in a spirit of cooperation.
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