Editor:
Re: Public hearing for Tsawwassen office building
As we keep hearing from Victoria, Delta, along with other cities, should be providing more housing.
North Delta perhaps is going a little overboard in this direction (to the dismay of residents there) while in Tsawwassen the need for smaller homes for downsizing seniors is being ignored. Many downsizing seniors like to have a bit of outside green space and many cannot climb three flights of stairs, which is what newly built townhomes have.
In my opinion, there is no need for more office space. We have more than enough dental offices and doctors cannot afford to set up a practice here. The current office building does not need to be torn down to make way for more offices.
We need trees for cooling and our health. New replacement trees do not grow in our hot summers. The replacement tree in front of my home, for example, planted four years ago, are almost dead and summer has just begun. Far too many trees are proposed for removal in order for the proposed construction of this office building to occur.
We could use small homes built on the now empty residential lot. See Kathleen Higgins’ model for small homes, which were built in North Delta. New homes at this corner of Tsawwassen would be close to the town centre, on a bus route and near to all services that seniors need.
I encourage all those who are opposed to let their views be known in writing or preferably in person at the upcoming public hearing.
Jean Wightman
