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George baking and Ald sr man M ike
Gates.

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Vivian Pearson,
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K. Janna Taylor, Parks
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CORPORATION OF THE CITY
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Brian Guzzi and Kevin Smith
reviewed in detail the
plans for park site
uc di scussion
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of the parkin
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that it was located ngoff1 o t
Castle Street for two reasons;
1)
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grade requireme n t s an d
th at due to the fact
there
was a 'I 0$ grade it
was more appropriate to
bring
it o ff C ast 1 e
r ee at this
not be at 'ION. time so that the gr ade would
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in this area
was that from an aesthetic
view
locating the parking lot in this point
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off Citadel
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September 27, 1988

Parks Committee
City of Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam, B. C.
Dear Sire:
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Park - Castle Crescent and Citadel Drive

My husband and

reside at

We..were among the first ta buy in2227 Castle Crescent in Citadel Heights.
Citadel Heights and had a I
of lots too choose from. We chose our
we would have a bit of a view of the specific lot because of its location:
bridge and river. but
u mainly
we would be looking at the park.
mainl because
ecause
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Prior to purchasing our lot. we did
directly from G ens t ar as
to how the park
ar would be developed. and inquire
specifically queried re a parking
lot. We were told there would be no
parking lot. that the park would be
an active passive park with a tots
playground„ tennis courts, waiking trails
and barbecue

pits.

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I questioned Ms.
Taylor and Alderman Laking with respect taa
chan g e in the dr;vei
thee pr opnse d
of the park as a parking lot wass now
w going
oin
and was told thi's will be one of
Port Coquitlam's major parks and ill b Irl
used b y all oof th e residents of Port
Coquitlam. My answer to that is that
the local paper printed an article stating
that the park was scheduled to
be completed within the next ten to
fifteen years. It 'is nat un i k e I y. qiven
a time frame. that the concept
may change again.
ain. an
and thee par k may never
be corn p feted as presen
rese tl y planned. Even
if it is completed as planned
the next ten to fifte years.
wi in
a parking lot is not necessary now.
well never be if this park is used
and
may
s, i.e., on
onl y b y tth e residents
of the specific area the park is in. as is other parks,

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However. if in fact.

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Alderman Laking and Ms. Taylor are correct
this park will eventually be
and
by all of Port Coquitlam
mwwh y b ringe
that traffic t hrough to quote.usedbelieve.
Mayor Traboulay, "thee B ri't'is P roperties
of Port Co q uitlam".
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Why not place it with access from
Mary Hill
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Hill B ass, or Ar ue
Road,
oa, M ary
g e St rect. close to where the pedestrian overpass
be built in the next
will
ten to fifteen years. Why place an eyesore
in what
has been promoted as the most "prestigious"
and cer
ain y tthee hiig hest
certainly
est taxed
residential area of Port Coquitlam?
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We also do not understand
access to the proposed parking lot is
from Castle Crescent. presently why
a quiet street, instead of from
Citadel Drive,
which is already a designated traffic thoroughfare
and was planned as such.
According to Alderman Laking there will be as little
parking for the
Polygon townhouse site as was provided for the
townhouses on Castle
Crescent. It appears the only people who wouldexisting
benefit from the proposed
parking lot are people who would be visiting the Polygon
townhouse site
an Polygon themselves, who would have a
larger building site. as a result
of having to meet only the present inadequate
requirementss re
r par k'ing.
o ygon should be meeting revised
which
requirements
should
have been
immediately forthcoming. after realizing the disastrous
effects
of
the prese,.t
parking requirements at

the Castle Crescent townhouse site.

Thhere is not another park in a residential

in P or t C oqui'tl am
as a parking lot without also having area
a
major
sports playing
field. Why then is it necessary to have a
parking lot in this park?
The people immediately using the park will be
people living in
the Citadel Heights area - they will
walk to the park. Why is
a parking lot necessary?
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3.

Concepts do change. as this one already has; the
park may never
be completed as presently planned.
build a parking lot now
for what may never be necessary. or Why
may be necessary in ten
to fifteen years?
Our property will certainly not Increase in
it would if the parking lot was not in the value as quickly as
park. Why risk immediate
iminished property values for a parking lot
that only ma be
necessary in ten to fifteen years and may never
be necessary?
I have been a realtor
for fifteen years. I know our property
will be immediately much harder to sell
because of the parkin
pa ing
o, Why now build a pari ing lot that may
in ten to fifteen years or never necessary only be necessary
at all?

place?deaf~
that the parking lot may be used by teenagers
or young adults at night. Why compromise our
quiet enjoyment
of our property?

6.

7.

We do anticipate

If'n fact

the park is rompleted
planned in ten to fifteen ears
and is used by all the residents as
of Port Coquitlam. why not
Lot with access from Mary Hill Road. the Mary
Hill Bypass. or Argue
Street. Why bring all this projected traffic through
a residential
area?

8.

Wh y even consider access

to the
parking lot from Castle
Crescent. a quiet street - isn't itproposed
more logical to have the access
from an already busy street - Citadel Drive?

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was told by the Planning Department of City Hall that they did
not yet have specific plans with respect to the Polygon townhouse
site, i.e.. they didn't know the number of units, parking spaces
etc. If in fact Polygon and visitors to the townhouse site are
the only ones to benefit from this parking lot. why not require
that Polygon provide additional parking within their complex and
not put the burden on the taxpayers of Port Coquitlam?
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Please reconsider your decision with respect to the necessity of

a parking lot at this location and at this time.

would appreciate a very detailed and specific response in writing
to each of my queries.
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Yours truly.

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Vivian Pearson
VP: mr

c.c. Mayor Traboulay
c.c. Janna Taylor
c.c. Tony Chong

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