Dear Editor,
It’s interesting that you can hear a pin drop as a drug dealer/suspect is on the loose and drug overdoses are taking place right up the road from the recently and vehemently opposed modular housing site. Where is the group that, just weeks ago, rallied together by the numbers “for the safety of the children and elderly”? They’ve disappeared?
How is it that, with the modular site now decided upon, the interest has suddenly waned and concern has dissipated? The issues of drug abuse are clearly still present with this activity taking place just up the road (likely in a luxury apartment where property value is a big concern). So why is this group not interested now, as they previously have been?
If you truly care about the community and the children, let’s see your actions continue as you help address the issue and ensure that the unit next door doesn’t house some of those people you are reportedly so fearful of.
Homeless drug addicts are no different than the ones fortunate enough to have addresses and drug activity is in the news. So where are you now?
The silence is deafening and hints at the fact that the real concern all along was likely more about preserving self interest and property values than the “safety of the neighbourhood.”
How quickly we forget and move on, despite the fact drug abuse is an ongoing concern and doesn’t end with a modular site. I’m just glad that the housing will provide a small step in battling addiction despite the fact those previously “concerned citizens” have now seemingly taken a vacation.
D Wild
RICHMOND
