Dear Editor,
How much more fortunate can we Richmond taxpayers be?
We get to fund a $250,000 “art” installation at Minoru Park, one section of which could be hazardous to low-flying airplanes.
I’m sure a majority of the residents will flock to see this “art.” However, those who are in wait lines at food banks, or are eking out a living at low-paying jobs might not find it such an attraction?
Then there is the $250,000 face lift of the little park behind the post office in Steveston. I’m sure that will be a huge draw, as well.
Of course, with all the money coming in from the contractors-builders of those mega houses, perhaps city hall is awash in funds?
Surely, there must be many more worthwhile projects on which this money could be spent.
A few things come to mind: more care centres for seniors, which, in turn, would free up acute care beds in hospital; more handicap spaces for those truly handicapped; more affordable housing for lower income earners?
I have lived in Richmond for 30-plus years, and if this is progress, I find it hard to fathom.
Patricia Hawkings
Richmond
Richmond
