APPENDIX A – VERBATIM COMMENTS

APPENDIX A – VERBATIM COMMENTS

Are there any specific areas where you feel accessibility could be improved?

• Appears to be okay
• Why didn't the Township of View Royal ask residents if a park was needed before leasing the land?
• The little park is not going to hide the traffic and congestion caused by the BC Transit site. The Gorge Road Site is terrible. Why not ask Transit to have a berm or trees lining Burnside to hide the horrible site?
• We’re missing a connection to how our Indigenous Peoples used the land. The needs to be art, land acknowledgement or something that anchors us to what came before us.
• gravel isn't easy for everybody to walk/wheel on
• I wonder if other designs for the concrete might be considered, than the town logo. also wondered if some sort of barrier is needed on the top of the sloped area to the good....rocks/stumps, or fencing?
• We need pickleball courts, not another park that no one will use unless they live across the street
• Dog park
• Enclosed dog area as we have nothing like that in this area!
• please make sure there is a hard packed path for wheelchairs. We would also like an area free from off-leash dogs, and a section of grass without dogs at all so children can play, crawl and picnic.
• Have seating with backs and prefer plastic over wood or metal for benches
• Remove split rail fencing
• Gravel pathways can be difficult to navigate in some weather
• Need more seating. Community area and only 2 separate seating areas are not enough. Like the round seating, but even additional benches. Several seniors in the area, they are not going to stand to visit/relax etc. would love to see a gazebo type area, shelter from the sun and rain. Love the bird houses, the split fencing, the green space. But people will not utilize this area if they can’t sit down. Please, I feel this is vital to the utilization of this park. Thank you for listening.
• Paved walkway and better fence for the sloped area
• Shaded seating for respite from the sun for all abilities is needed. A shade sail would work where trees can’t be planted
• Worried gravel might be more challenging for some people, however understood that can't have concrete.
• Split rail fence limits access to park from where you park. No designated handicap parking. Also not appealing from street.

Are there any environmental features or sustainable practices you would like to see included?

• Will there be an open area shelter for rainy days but open and visible with sensor night lights? Will there be trai cameras so that people can view the wildlife from home on their computers. Ie: birds nesting and feeding young, deer with fawns, owls, turkey vultures, squirrels and park security?
• Bat boxes.
• I hope you consider recycling/waste receptacle as well as dog waste bags.
• Evergreen trees or bushes to cut traffic noise from the highway
• I don't understand how a quiet space can exist next to the BC Hydro yard.
• The bird house needs to be designed to not attract invasive species like house sparrows.
• love the birdhouses and the natural materials and native plants proposed
• More plants and less seating
• Bat boxes (similar to bird houses but for bats) - Bats eat their body weight in mosquito's every night
• Consider bat/owl houses if it would contribute to the bat/owl conservation CRD Plan
• No
• Add pickleball courts please. That will add to the health and welfare of the citizens of View Royal
• Dog park
• pollinator gardens, rain gardens
• would like this area protected from dogs as faeces and urine can damage plants, and also cause smells, plus danger to wildlife and children.
• Would be nice for a fountain for appearance and for birds
• Water bottle fill station
• I may have missed it, but if not included then the use of bioswales in this busy but peaceful area could act as a teaching moment and inspire others to build rain gardens.
• Can you think further about the lawn area? If the space is not big enough to use for recreation and events, can you consider short/soft flowers and native clover maybe? Please consider cost of tending to lawn and more importantly the environmental impact of lawns. Thank you!
• Regular garbage pick up. We have noticed overflowing garbage at the bus stop in front on a regualr basis. In general I find there is more garbage everwhere in the greater Victoria area and anything we can do to increase places where people can dispose of garbage properly and not litter would be great. In addition to having litter pick up.

Do you have any additional comments or suggestions for the park design?