Apparent effort to stack
OCP questionnaire results

Planning consultants for the official community plan review in
Central Saanich said that. 110 questionnaires seemed to be filled
out by one person.

“We reccived one large bundle of about 110 questionnaires all
filled out with pencil check marks and crosses, and. without any
wrilien comments,” UMA Engineering director-of planning tom
Becker said in a letter Oct. 23.

“These questionnaires all had identical. responses to all

"questions and scemed to. be completed by one person,” Becker
said. “‘We decided to count them as only one response, (in favor of
Option A).” ;

Resident Karen Harris had earlier expressed concern that
questionnaires could be stacked in. favor of one option and
requested all questionnaires be signed — something council
decided against.

Of 333 returned questionnaires that were allowcd, Becker. said
exactly half (165) of the responses favored Option A, about 30 per
cent (100 replies) of the responses favored Option B, about 14 per
cent (46) of responses favored Option C and six per cent (22)
favored no option or a mix of Options A and B.

UMA told council that, in general, writcn components of the
questionnaires raised the issucs of the desire. to: use non-
‘agricultural lands for housing, remain-a predominantly rural arca
with urban village arcas providing housing, and the necd to von y
soil qualities within the agricultural arca.

Option A was supported by questionnaire respondents to the
greatest extent and also recommends the lowest amount of growth |
for the municipality.

"But the questionnaires are only one part of the planning process. - }
and should not be pereeiven as a.vote or referendum, planners and

“council said...

“They merely represent the opinion of those. ‘adividuals who
took the time and trouble to complete (them),”’ Becker said. “This
‘does not invalidate their uscfulness, provided everyone appreciates ©: J

A the important. fact that they a are not necessarily an accurate sample :
of opinion.

Request to open —

© Qestonncie: file Se
_ denied, baaaees Ghenged

Apparent construction of basc-
ball diamonds across Wallace
Drive from Centennial Park has a
neighbors farm owner upsct.

Mary. Beth MacDonald of Fara-
dawn Farm said the Central Saa-
nich Lions Club project will wke
the property out of farming pro-
duction, and create additional
noise and traffic congestion in the
Centennial Park area. That could
disrupt horses on her. property, she
said.

Concerns about the Lions Club
not being able to schedule ball
games on the current ball dia-
monds- at Centennial! Park are not
valid, MacDonald said. _

“Asan immediate owner next to
Centennial Park they: can’t con-
vince me that the park is not
available,” MacDonald said.

She asked council to rule on the

legality of recreational usc in the ©

A2- zone and asked a stop work
order be placed on the properly
until council decides what can be
done.

“This is not a 4 proposed devel-

opment,” MacDonald said, adding -

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that it’s been actively worked on
for the last three weeks.

She said roadgraders and heavy
equipment were used. for moving
soil on the property, which is

owned by: the Catholic Diocese ol

Victoria.
Bill Ashwell, chairinan of the
Association for the Protection of

Rural Central Saanich, said: “The |

requirement for a private ball dia-
mond across from Centennial

Park, where several diamonds are.

available for all levels ol play, is
not underslood.”

The association said the land
now being converted was recently
used for animal husbandry and hay
growing.

Ald. Arlene Box said numerous
agricultural land owners violate
the same zoning bylaw the com-
plainants referred to.

Council referred the matter to ils |
planning and zoning committee to

allow. for comment from everyone
involved. .

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. = Results. of questionnaires com-.
“pleted by residents at Central Saa-

ich official community plan pub-

lie! hearings are available. for the

‘public.

But the questionnaires. ihém:
selves won’t:be made available to
members of: the Association for

‘the Protection. of Rural Central:

Saanich because some are. signed
by respondents, .

_ Association chairman: Bill *
Ashwell asked ‘to sec all returned —
and the full-results ©»

questionnaires
tabulated from. them,

But council members. said ihat
releasing the completed question-
naires would be a breach of conti-

. ' . . vet . ‘
dentiality, although signatures .

Were NOL Teques sted and many peo-
ple didn’t sign them.

or
is notvalid,” Ashwell said, “Only
those. who chose to sign would

sign. If people want confidential: >

ity they wouldn't sign.”
Mayor Ron Cullis said: ° The

results of the questionnaires are

very clear, There is nothing to be
gained by. rele USING the actual
questionnaires,”

Ald, Wayne Hunter ‘said, “y.

~ signed mine and asa resident IV's,
any business,”

Ald. Arlene Box said the ques °

tion: vires give consullanisca pen

eral blend of publig opinion and
2 oor ody. a pwirt oF the public input
co pathering. process. :

Ashwell siid,-

Anis coune i,"
Cullis. replied,

‘wore secret,

~ public. information meetings,
Thinter said, “The people of this

community. will never have’ as.

much chance for input inte the
future of this community.”

Phe concept of confidentiality .

“A number at
people: feel theres is a -certain:
amount of steree y creeping AMO -

“Nothing i Ios
going to be done here without

public: input He said i plans»
: extensive publicity:
efforts and ANNOUNcaMents
wouldn't have: been made about -

o> He cited the: ‘proposed highway 4
“interchange, a recreation facilitics ”
feasibility “study. currently under-
“way, the: future relocation of the: °
Saanich Fair and the official com-.«
~smunity. plan ‘and local arca: plans *” ¥:
-as examples. of how the public’c can.
get involved in Central Saanich’s

future.
~ Ashwell:-said the resialis of ‘the

questionnaire indicate the respon-: - ¥
“dents want no-land taken out of the
agricultural. land: reserve, yet a

leaked. proposed draft. of the offi-

cial community plan. recommends.
that ALR land-be taken to accom-.
_modate three per cent growth,

Cullis replied he would not

‘discuss anything related ‘to the ©
>< eaked document, which. council
didwWt have time to review or”

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