Dear Editor,
Re: “Farmhouse saga ends with ‘compromise,’” News, May 19.
Alan Campbell’s report on efforts to limit the size of homes in the Agricultural Land Reserve indicates the final vote was described by the mayor as a compromise?
Maybe city council doesn’t understand the difference between the meaning of compromise and capitulation.
This whole exercise was an insult to the city staff, who put forward a well-reasoned solution and the wishes of the majority (70-plus per cent) of residents who took time to express their views.
Why bother?
Owners wishing to build mansions in the agricultural zones are not farmers and the people living in these homes are not doing any farmwork!
The closest they would come to having family “work” the farm is putting them in charge of a “pick your own” stand.
One of these times, city council needs to show some real statesmanship and vote for what is best for Richmond, rather than play politics.
Bill Sorenson
Richmond
