Dear Editor,
Big kudos to Couns. Chak Au, Carol Day and Michael Wolfe who continued to advocate for more rental housing in Richmond’s city centre at the Dec. 6 council meeting where the large-scale Polygon Talisman project was being finalized.
Sadly, these three are the lone voices of reason, the rest of council somehow seems blinded to one of the biggest issues facing Richmond — housing its residents.
We don’t need any more properties built for overseas investors — we need housing for people who work and want to live in Richmond. We need to push developers for what our city needs, not what they are willing to build.
Council had a chance to give Richmond residents a gift that keeps giving for years to come — substantial, sustainable rental housing in a transit corridor — but they have sold us short yet again.
Michelle Li
RICHMOND
