Politicians are like diapers

Dear editor: What's the great hurry for this wildly frantic construction and wholesale change of Kelowna's character?

The public that voted council in and pay their salaries were voting for change. That certainly didn't happen.

The same lack of regard by the city over deep concerns of the public continues. Deception continues over Cedar Avenue park and the latest fiasco of public park rezoning is well known. After all efforts of the public fail, there is the farce of the “public hearing,” well manipulated by the city and therefore a waste of time.

Twelve years of the same agenda, two mayors and much the same council ignores public input and allows free reign with staff suggestions, variances to developers and gratuities to the tourist sector.

Mayor Colin, Basran you already have your wish for a larger tax base with the thousands of welcomed new residents all joining us in traffic jams and searching for parking. Parallel parking stalls, according to shop owners on Bernard Ave., have reduced parking by some 30 per cent. I understand that water systems and sewer capacity are being reviewed. How about solving the decades-long argument of residents wanting to walk along the beachfront?

Are we really committed to four highrises on the main street? Why allow variance to 33 storeys on the first one? There are likely others that have been allowed, but the most outrageous high and huge overbuilding apparently approved on Truswell Road is the worst!

I think we all remember the fire of 2003. Blocking traffic at Truswell would not help