-_ # ~ Jowing. statement: continue to seck. the support of the. - Ministry. of. ‘Transportation and ~ ~ Continued from Page A7 should not. - serve for too long because. after @ being in office for too long: they: “a your new format our r family, love it, . The highway’s use was always thus Reo ** Saanich Peninsula Freeway - a mixed blessing,” Soapbox, Aug. 16, The Review, by Rod Clack. by Thos..C. Tim) Chad Alderman, Town of sidney The ‘highway?’ was always designed to provide access to and front the Swartz Bay ferry terminal and was placed in its present location partially as a result of discussion with Sidney merchants of-the time. Some merchants even. . wanted the highway construction to proceed along Lochside Drive. 1 do not-share the alarm: Clack has sounded. There is pressure now to increase development in many. areas of: the agricultural land reserve and even without the high- way, the pressure would continue and increase, We do live in one of the most desirable places on carth, and. we must be prepared to. wel-- come new people and demonstrate to them how we call all live as good neighbors. The. official community plan of. the Town of Sidney does not have as one of the primary objectives. ae ‘maintenance of the The OCP also includes: ‘the’ folk “Council. will ‘desired small-town charac-.: ” The official community plan» , gouls include ‘ ~ existing friendly character of Sid-— “ney, and continued development - and. rev italization of the commer-- >"! “cial core to: strengthen its function. “as the commercial: centre for the: * northern. Saanich Peninsula” The lumping of the Beacon Avenue mterchanges with the Swartz, Bay interchange conflict is misleading. The two areas are quite different. Curteis Point/ Lands End ts an affluent residen- tial area and Beacon Avenue ts the main connection with the west side of Sidney, mainly industrial and commercial businesses to the north with residential to the south, which is buffered by the airport property. The. proposed grade separated intersection is necded to provide an efficient and safe route to and from the west side of Sidney and allow a much better flow of traffic on-and off the highway for. resi- dents and visitors of Sidney. It must be noted that the major- ity of Peninsula residents do not derive their income from employ- ment on the Peninsula and require access to the Pat Bay highway. Beauty is in the: eye of: the beholder. The. interchange area -could be-landscaped and made to- look as altractive, just as the superiniendent of Sidney’s parks department has: presently done | © with the area by Sanscha. - Given the opportunity I believe | he ‘will make ‘believers out of the . doubters and detractors. “The idea of constructing Clack’s s of Ottawa’ s’parkways, Ww hich ‘use - previously residential surecis and. ~.30-.mph. speed limits — a goods}. ~ idea for Ottawa: but to replace the; a Pal Bay - — NO! : ‘Highways for a gradc-separated’:. - .. Intersccuion” of Beacon Avenue and * “the Patricia: Bay: Highway.”’ that elected. officials become part of the problem, rather than part-of the solution to issues that they have to deal with. . Central Saanich voters. descrve to have a choice about who will be: their, mayor and to be fully informed when they. make .that choice. Kelly Bert Manning Saanichton esats © Commerciss Doelga ry © Presestation Orawlage sermees adidas FRIESEN qotudlo: 2- che Ladblal St. ecidney ne. Hall and the Memorial Park pa Society property there. But what | beuter way than to uanster the ~ a) memorial © a community school/ 3 DAR community centre complex: that A REAL FOODS" STORE serves the social and recreational —— LTT TS requirements of young and old alike. RENT OUR - A place for the garden club and art club to have permanent spaces and the local drama clubs to present their plays to the commun- ity in proper surroundings. Not a place for dog and RV shows. The construction of the inter- change gives this community and its community groups an opportu- nity to work together to create an- even better memorial to those who lost their lives in defence of. the freedom we enjoy. To deviate from. the proposed plan by Highways would be. une- conomical and incfficient. 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