Email dated April 20, 2020 from S. Melanson, Re: Proposed Eagles Nest Development
The writer requests that public hearings be deferred until they can be safely conducted in person despite COVID-19 restrictions.
Correspondence from Gary and Sue Melanson
From: Sue Melanson
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 7:31 PM
To: Mayor And Council Email mayorandcouncil@viewroyal.ca
Subject: Public Hearing decision tomorrow thoughts
Dear Mayor Screech and View Royal Council Members:
We understand you are facing a decision tomorrow regarding how to undertake Public Hearings in this environment of COVID-19 and the ensuing safe distancing restrictions that prohibit public gatherings.
As you consider your options, it would be our request that our opportunity for public participation not be stripped from us. The public hearing regarding the Eagle’s Nest Development Proposal has been fraught with contention from the beginning and therefore it would be imperative to give the community the opportunity to speak to this development proposal in the full and complete method usually afforded such planning. Therefore, we would respectfully ask that the decision you make tomorrow will be to defer until a public hearing can safely be undertaken as there is no urgency for the Town, or the community, to make this decision. The community should have the opportunity to participate publicly in our community’s future. It should not be rushed in order to accommodate the Developer’s financial concerns. There is no benefit to the community to rush this development permit through without proper processes being followed.
Thank you as always for your service to our community.
Gary and Sue Melanson