Better Planning Needed for Village Trails
My home backs onto a busy road. A small parcel of bush and a deep ditch buffer my neighbours and me from that busy stretch of road. In the winter, when the trees are bare, we have amazing vistas of nearby farm land. I bought this lot specifically for the trees and paid a premium for it. Two weeks ago the Township trimmed and cut down some of those trees along the ditch. When one of my neighbours called in to ask about why they were doing this we found out that a multi-use trail was to go in this summer. Needless to say my neighbours and I are not very happy for many reasons. Firstly, the fact that residents that this multi-use trail directly affects were not informed of it before a decision was made smacks of deception and secrecy. In a democratic society such as Canada one rightfully expects their government to be transparent and honest in their dealings with their constituents. This was not the case. Once ...