The Editor,
As a single-family homeowner in Port Moody’s Coronation Park neighbourhood, I am unclear as to who is deciding whether we move or not.
The city’s survey considers Coronation Park to be 59 homes zoned as single-family, six properties with single-family homes but zoned as townhouse and the 88 Balmoral townhouses. The single-family homes are 65% (14.75 acres) of that total land area (22.7 acres) — this means that owners of single family homes have only 38% of the vote (59/153).
Some people have said it is our responsibility to give up our large properties so that others have places to live. This only seems to be the case in Coronation Park.
I chose several single-family homes close to the Braid, Brentwood, Oakridge and King Edward SkyTrain stations. Each had a property size of 7,100 to 8,700 sq. ft. and the homes were built between 1912 and 1955; the distance to the stations ranges from 110 to 400 m. (Our home, of a similar size, was built in 1968.)
Here is how Translink describes the King Edward Station: “The neighbourhood surrounding King Edward Station, located at West King Edward Avenue and Cambie Street, is a perfect example of residential Vancouver. Tour the tree-lined streets to find classic character homes, locally owned stores and restaurants and wonderful parks.”
I would love such a description for Inlet Station and Coronation Park, and for others to enjoy what we have.
Darlene Hadden, Port Moody
