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Scott Lyons's avatar

Brian I have read all of your published and well thought out papers. I cannot believe these discussions continue as I would have thought common sense would have ended this long ago. The COV is bloated, out of control and not in touch with their constituents. Among all the silly plans I have heard about is the “make house” program. As a senior home owner who in their right mind would subject themselves to this process only to have the COV reach into their wallet and help themselves for the “land lift”. This is insanity.

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Brian Palmquist's avatar

Thanks for reading, Scott. Making Home is such a naked re-election ploy, embarrassing in its simplistic solution-free rhetoric. Hopefully citizens will not be taken in. Cheers

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Kread's avatar

People who live here are irrelevant, except for paying taxes, as the development industry has no use for them.

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Brian Palmquist's avatar

Seems to be😒

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Dave's avatar

It's difficult not to feel that City Hall wants to evict the working class . . . maybe we're supposed to live in Surrey. I think they envision the Broadway Plan as attracting young I.T. professionals, similar to San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Certainly, the new housing is designed for people who don't yet live in Vancouver and the only way it can be built is to clear out those of us who currently do live here.

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Brian Palmquist's avatar

Sadly, I agree with you for 2 reasons: firstly, during COVID city staff have used features of zoom that disguise where participants in consultation are from - FOI applications by citizen groups have revealed multiple participants from different cities, provinces, even countries, even while “capacity limits” has excluded folks immediately affected by proposals- I have personal experience of this. Secondly, city staff and management have regularly touted the importance of aspirational targets for housing- for folks who “might want to” move here but can’t because we need more housing for them in case they move from “aspiration” to…”invasion?”

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Dave's avatar

Yes. The almost certain passing of the 'Broadway Plan' means my almost certain demoviction (along with tenants in virtually every low-rise apartment building between Broadway and Great Northern Way). At 64, this keeps me up at night. Very stressful. Nowhere to go.

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Brian Palmquist's avatar

When the Plan is ready To go to public hearing (May?) will be the last chance. The destruction of False Creek South was forestalled when close to 200 spoke against. Our only voice😒

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Dave's avatar

Any ideas about how to get people out in sufficient numbers?

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Brian Palmquist's avatar

The Fairview/ South Granville Action Committee (FSGAC) is leading the charge at this point. Others will follow. But start now to get your friends lined up. It will be a struggle

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