I would say that we had an amazing turnout of very concerned Brookswood residents at the Langley Event Center. Recurring voiced objections: No small lot sizes, No condos, No Row Housing, Keep the community the way it is. And what received the biggest supporting cheer from the crowd:
"We want you to listen to us residents NOT the developers!"
Though from my point-of-view the whole thing had an air of placation, everyone was separated into little groups to 'discuss' Brookswood, to mediate feelings, to ultimately create a situation where they can plausibly deny any wrong doing if rights of the residents are trodden upon and Brookswood ends end up like Willoughby. In other words we were all 'managed' and the meeting went the way they directed it. I also got a feeling from the tenor of the presentation that the planners are just going to do what they want to do regardless of what we say. They can pick and choose what they want from the information we just gave them at the 'workshop' and twist it the way they wish and tell us that this is what the majority of the 'respondents' wanted.
Am I being cynical? Yes. Am I justified in being that way? Considering the history of development within the Lower Mainland and seeing what has happened in Langley so far, I think I am justified.
The employees of Langley Township must remember that we, the residents, are your employers. Not the developers.
"We want you to listen to us residents NOT the developers!"
Though from my point-of-view the whole thing had an air of placation, everyone was separated into little groups to 'discuss' Brookswood, to mediate feelings, to ultimately create a situation where they can plausibly deny any wrong doing if rights of the residents are trodden upon and Brookswood ends end up like Willoughby. In other words we were all 'managed' and the meeting went the way they directed it. I also got a feeling from the tenor of the presentation that the planners are just going to do what they want to do regardless of what we say. They can pick and choose what they want from the information we just gave them at the 'workshop' and twist it the way they wish and tell us that this is what the majority of the 'respondents' wanted.
Am I being cynical? Yes. Am I justified in being that way? Considering the history of development within the Lower Mainland and seeing what has happened in Langley so far, I think I am justified.
The employees of Langley Township must remember that we, the residents, are your employers. Not the developers.
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