Tonight I was in West Valley and heard a lot about traffic and noise caused by trucks on Highway 22 and the CPR trains. Apparently, trucks on Highway 22 are using jake breaks at all hours of the day and night when they approach the Quigley Drive intersection. This could be dealt with through signage and bylaw enforcement. The West Valley community may require sound attenuation fencing or berms soon if the traffic noise continues to increase. It is very noisy to stand there and listen to the highway noise. When a train went by, we could not talk when standing outside.
I also heard quite a bit about how unhappy some folks are with the brand and how the decision was made to change our Men of Vision "Discover the Natural West" logo. I was interested that two different families said they would agree to pay to have the old brand re-instated, even though so much money has already been wasted to change everything over. We talked a lot about how the change has affected feelings of trust for the current councillors who went against public opinion to push the new brand through. Others are unhappy with the brand, but agree that we could live with it for a few years and then review the whole process when the Sustainability Plan comes up for review. If the new brand has not worked to attract new businesses to this community as the council claimed, then maybe the community could be involved in a new branding project to re-instate the Men of Vision as our rightful icon. I know I am personally not at all happy with the "painted pony" as it has been called, but I can wait a few years to see if it does help with marketing our community to outsiders. I am very disappointed that council did not listen to the public on this one when they had the chance.
I was able to invite many new people to the Forum at Frank Wills Hall that is scheduled for Sunday, October 3, 2010 from 7-9. I hope all candidates will be in attendance to give new citizens an opportunity to hear them answer questions. I know of no other forums this election, which is a shame, because some people make their decisions about voting for candidates based on these events.
Tomorrow I plan to continue in West Valley, and then head into Gleneagles in the evening.
Thanks to everyone who took time to talk with me about your issues. I learned a lot.
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