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Letter submitted by Cadboro Bay Resident to Saanich Council: Dear Mayor and Council Members, I have lived in the Cadboro Bay area since 2011. I am looking out my window at one of the taller fir trees in the neighbourhood, between 100 and 120 feet tall. This is similar in height to the 2016 or so Uptown plans… Continue reading Letter: Cadboro Bay local area plan considerations and answers needed for plan forward
Letter submitted by Cadboro Bay Resident to Saanich Council: To Saanich Planning Department and city council members. I support adding more affordable rental housing in Cadboro bay. But as we learned at Saanich’s Zoom meeting last night, the cost of land here plus developer profit will lead mainly to luxury condos. Purpose-built rental here isn’t… Continue reading Letter: Proposed Local Area Plan revisions for Cadboro Bay
Letter submitted by Cadboro Bay Resident: Is anyone else under the impression that it is UVIC that is behind Saanich’s sudden rush for densification/development in Cadboro Bay? The agenda certainly doesn’t seem to be coming from the locals, who only last year approved an LAP that was low on densification. Why is that suddenly being ignored and… Continue reading Letter:
Letter submitted by Cadboro Bay Resident to Saanich Council: To Saanich Planning Department and city council members. I am a resident of Cadboro Bay who attended the Revised Cadboro Bay Local Plan update so called workshop at the Goward house on June 11, 2022. I was a disturbing experience, in how your department appeared to… Continue reading Letter: Revised Local Area Plan for Cadboro Bay
Letter submitted by Cadboro Bay Resident to Saanich Mayor & Council: I attended the Revised Saanich Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan workshop on June 11. I was notified of this meeting by another local area resident. I did not receive notification in the mail or email regarding this meeting and I am sure many other local… Continue reading Letter: Revised Saanich Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan
As a local resident, I also attended the Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan (LAP) workshop on June 11 at Goward House. It was wonderful to see so many neighbours turn out for a community meeting, but it's been a bit discouraging to read how some folks have interpreted the meeting and what it means for… Continue reading Letter: on Draft Cadboro Bay LAP
It’s been a week since the June 11th Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan workshop and I have been simmering ever since. What on earth happened in there? Well, to me it is evident that Saanich municipality is in cahoots with developers to push growth on Cadboro Bay residents whether they want it or not. The UDI… Continue reading Letter: June 11th CBLAP
I am a 31 year Cadboro Bay residence. I attended the Saanich Planning Department's Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan (LAP) workshop at Goward House on Saturday, June 11. Attendants were presented with four visions of the future of the Village, all four providing for build four to eight stories in a much expanded area, far beyond… Continue reading Letter: June 11 LAP Workshop
Dear Neighbours, Here’s our takeaways from yesterday's “Saanich" workshop: Notice, I did not call it a "Cadboro Bay" workshop because Sylvia (we gather a head Saanich planner) stated that survey opinions on density and height of buildings would be “democratically” accepted from persons living outside of Cadboro Bay. We don’t think she was asked if… Continue reading Letter: June 11 Saanich workshop
As a longtime resident for almost a decade in Cadboro Bay I wholeheartedly look forward to further densification in an area that is woefully too low in density and lacks variety of housing options. It's time for Caddy Bay to catch up and be current with housing density and variety. Our transit connections are easy for… Continue reading Letter: More Housing Options Needed
