The Editor,
Re. "Slow and easy is the way to proceed with Flavelle plans" (Opinion, The Tri-City News, May 6).
I read with interest the editorial and also have concerns regarding the hasty move forward with plans for the Mill and Timber site on Port Moody's waterfront.
When the mayor and council were first promoting the new OCP last year, they put on a dog and pony show at city hall. Included were lovely artists' concepts of the Flavelle site proposed development. They were very well done and quite an improvement on the current eyesore although the cedar smell is nice wafting around the area.
My questions then were basically the same as now:
How is it possible for acceptable access and egress, to allow the number of vehicles and pedestrians that would live in or visit a large development, to be designed? Rocky Point Park is out of bounds and the local streets are already overused.
How would emergency vehicles get onto the site during morning and evening rush hours? Any commuter using this area to leave and return already knows of the long waits either way at peak times.
What type of remediation is mandated not suggested to test the soil for hazardous material and safety?
I hope the mayor and council spend extensive time in discussion before approving any development. Maybe another referendum like that for the proposed transportation tax?
Rod Archibald, Port Moody
