Letter to Mayor and Councillors,
I visited Garden City Lands recently with a friend. We both were involved in the fight to preserve them from the voracious development of Richmond that you have presided over for the last 20 years. It seems a long time since that “battle.”
I would like to request you let Richmond residents know your plans for the Lands. I know that the KPU Farm is thriving and that KPU is studying the peat bog ecology. This is great.
However, there has been little done as yet to encourage residents to enjoy the peace and natural state of the Lands. The perimeter walkways are very close to the busy roads and car exhaust, so they do not offer a very enjoyable walk. There are no seats any where so for the older or disabled resident that means nowhere to sit and enjoy the Lands, nor is there a parking lot for the elderly or disabled.
Please consider these needs so that this “gem” in the concrete jungle that is now the centre of Richmond can be enjoyed to the full by all.
Mary Phillips
RICHMOND
