Editor:
Re: NIMBYism making Tsaw. Stagnate, letter to the
editor, Aug. 31
Writer Mr. Bolen makes the same logical misstep as others before him, in equating so called NIMBYism with land zoning. He states that "Boundary Bay should not have the ability to control what does and does not happen on a private owner's land."
If I wished to build a gas station next to Mr.
Bolen's residence, arguing that it would be for the community's greater good, I'm sure I would meet with stiff resistance. So it goes with the Southlands. It is zoned agricultural, and yes, the citizens of South Delta have every right to oppose a zoning change to residential status. If the property owner wished to farm the land, there would be no voice of protest from us folks in Boundary Bay.
The so-called NIMBY attitudes have a greater complexity then Mr. Bolen allows.
To mention just a few: traffic, support services, wildlife, and protection of agricultural land for future generations.
Despite Mr. Bolen's other assertion, the gates of Tsawwassen are not closed to others.
The new Tsawwassen Springs development offers many opportunities to new home buyers, and the current Real Estate Weekly has 32 pages of local homes for sale.
Peter Nemeth
