SAVE OUR COMMUNITY FROM UNCARING PEOPLE!



SAVE OUR COMMUNITY FROM UNCARING PEOPLE!
Working hand in hand with developers, Langley Township continue to force a plan that will change the landscape of Brookswood from a community with rural (“Horse capital of BC”) roots to a crowded urban wasteland of row housing and condos just like so many other communities in the Lower Mainland. We believe Langley Township is listening to the wrong people, and we wonder if the planners and “experts” who have devised this plan actually live in this community. It seems the Township doesn't care about keeping our community a beautiful place to live, where people can own larger properties with big trees, they just care about squeezing as many people (and as many tax dollars) out of the land as they possibly can. Don't let them do this to us and our wonderful community, don't let them destroy where we live the same way they did Willoughby! We CAN stop them! Gather together to save our homes and save the brooks and woods in Brookswood. Make your voice heard. Contact the Township of Langley, attend their meetings to find out what they have planned for your neighbourhood, voice your disapproval!

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Range of emotions over OCP in South Langley

Brookswood’s residents are reacting to plans that could change their neighbourhood. - See more at: http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/range-of-emotions-over-ocp-in-south-langley-1.865883#sthash.A0ktJDen.dpuf
Brookswood’s residents are reacting to plans that could change their neighbourhood. - See more at: http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/range-of-emotions-over-ocp-in-south-langley-1.865883#sthash.A0ktJDen.dpuf

http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/range-of-emotions-over-ocp-in-south-langley-1.865883


Saturday, February 22, 2014

There are those who haven't been notified - shameful.

Welcome Brandy! - This is the sort of thing that I'm concerned about. The lack of notification to those who are residents but don't have access to popular main stream media. They have all but been cut out of the process and in many cases haven't been notified at all. This is shameful for this they live here too, this is their community as well.
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  • ********** likes this.
  • ***********Thank you David. I live in Deer Creek and I just received a letter from Maureen Spender and now I'm very concerned. I didn't know about any of this. 
  • David Chambers I'm sorry to hear that Brandy. I'm trying to address this for the township did not adequately notify residents of such sweeping plans. Please tell others about this page and maybe we can get more awareness.
  • ********* I've posted the meeting info on our bulletin board. I hope there is a great turnout.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

It appears like Kim Richter is the only one immune to the influence of developers...


They aren't going to listen to you.  It seems that most people involve themselves in politics for personal gain or to help their buddies get rich...

Aldergrove lands to be developed

Aldergrove will get 61 more houses on Township-owned land, council has decided.

Langley Township council will go ahead with the full development of a plot of its land in Aldergrove, despite requests from residents to reduce the scope by about a third.

At Monday night’s council meeting, the council voted to go ahead with the construction of 61 lots of housing in the southeast corner of Aldergrove, in the 27500 block of 28th Avenue.
The land is Township-owned and is just to the east of Bertrand Creek. It is also divided roughly in half by a small creek.

Nearby residents had asked the Township not to develop the southern half of the property, leaving it as a natural area and improving public access, including for educational reasons.
Councillor Kim Richter was in favour of the idea and suggested eliminating the lower portion of the project.

“It seems like there is quite a little ecosystem there,” she said.
Other councillors, including Michelle Sparrow, asked about what could happen to the northern portion of the site, and whether density could be increased there to offset the losses if the southern portion was left empty.

However, a majority of the council wanted to go with the full development.
Several linked the sale of the homes and the development of the entire site to the need for funding for the planned Aldergrove recreation center.

“I think if we want a pool, we’ve got to get at it,” said Coun. David Davis.
He noted that there is a natural buffer to the south in the form of the Agricultural Land Reserve. The road into the site is designed with a roundabout-style cul-de-sac at its southern end, a sign that there aren’t plans to try and keep developing in that direction, Davis said.

He noted that about 40 per cent of the property will be protected by Bertrand Creek and will remain undeveloped.

“It’s not going to be easy to get that money without raising taxes,” said Coun. Steve Ferguson, referring to the funding for the community center.

“This is, in my opinion, what Aldergrove needs,” said Coun. Charlie Fox.
He noted that new water and sewer lines have been brought to Aldergrove at some expense in recent years. Those new lines will allow Aldergrove, which has been stagnant in population for some time, to start growing again without straining its water resources.

Aldergrove is also surrounded by the ALR, Fox noted.

“The only way Aldergrove can grow is infill,” he said.

“Aldergrove needs people,” agreed Coun. Bev Dornan.

Richter suggested that the development was not infil, but was more suburban sprawl.

However, she was the only councillor to vote against the final plan.

In January, residents who had requested a scaled-back plan brought a petition with more than 200 names in favour of their alternative.

The land currently houses a water treatment plant on one corner, but most of it has been vacant and tree-covered for years.

Sooo, why does Aldergrove need more people?  That statement by Bev Dornan sounds quite imperative...

Comments:

Aldergrove needs people to vote......
 

Aldergrove lands to be developed

Aldergrove will get 61 more houses on Township-owned land, council has decided.

- See more at: http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/aldergrove-lands-to-be-developed-1.812974#sthash.pkO21hDK.dpuf

Aldergrove lands to be developed

Aldergrove will get 61 more houses on Township-owned land, council has decided.

- See more at: http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/aldergrove-lands-to-be-developed-1.812974#sthash.pkO21hDK.dpuf

Aldergrove lands to be developed

Aldergrove will get 61 more houses on Township-owned land, council has decided.

- See more at: http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/aldergrove-lands-to-be-developed-1.812974#sthash.pkO21hDK.dpuf

Aldergrove lands to be developed

Aldergrove will get 61 more houses on Township-owned land, council has decided.

- See more at: http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/aldergrove-lands-to-be-developed-1.812974#sthash.pkO21hDK.dpuf

Aldergrove lands to be developed

Aldergrove will get 61 more houses on Township-owned land, council has decided.

- See more at: http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/aldergrove-lands-to-be-developed-1.812974#sthash.pkO21hDK.dpuf
Langley Township council will go ahead with the full development of a plot of its land in Aldergrove, despite requests from residents to reduce the scope by about a third.
At Monday night’s council meeting, the council voted to go ahead with the construction of 61 lots of housing in the southeast corner of Aldergrove, in the 27500 block of 28th Avenue.
The land is Township-owned and is just to the east of Bertrand Creek. It is also divided roughly in half by a small creek.
Nearby residents had asked the Township not to develop the southern half of the property, leaving it as a natural area and improving public access, including for educational reasons.
Councillor Kim Richter was in favour of the idea and suggested eliminating the lower portion of the project.
“It seems like there is quite a little ecosystem there,” she said.
Other councillors, including Michelle Sparrow, asked about what could happen to the northern portion of the site, and whether density could be increased there to offset the losses if the southern portion was left empty.
However, a majority of the council wanted to go with the full development.
Several linked the sale of the homes and the development of the entire site to the need for funding for the planned Aldergrove recreation center.
“I think if we want a pool, we’ve got to get at it,” said Coun. David Davis.
He noted that there is a natural buffer to the south in the form of the Agricultural Land Reserve. The road into the site is designed with a roundabout-style cul-de-sac at its southern end, a sign that there aren’t plans to try and keep developing in that direction, Davis said.
He noted that about 40 per cent of the property will be protected by Bertrand Creek and will remain undeveloped.
“It’s not going to be easy to get that money without raising taxes,” said Coun. Steve Ferguson, referring to the funding for the community center.
“This is, in my opinion, what Aldergrove needs,” said Coun. Charlie Fox.
He noted that new water and sewer lines have been brought to Aldergrove at some expense in recent years. Those new lines will allow Aldergrove, which has been stagnant in population for some time, to start growing again without straining its water resources.
Aldergrove is also surrounded by the ALR, Fox noted.
“The only way Aldergrove can grow is infill,” he said.
“Aldergrove needs people,” agreed Coun. Bev Dornan.
Richter suggested that the development was not infil, but was more suburban sprawl.
However, she was the only councillor to vote against the final plan.
In January, residents who had requested a scaled-back plan brought a petition with more than 200 names in favour of their alternative.
The land currently houses a water treatment plant on one corner, but most of it has been vacant and tree-covered for years.
- See more at: http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/aldergrove-lands-to-be-developed-1.812974#sthash.pkO21hDK.dpuf