December 29th, 1989

To Whom it May Concern:

I am writing this letter in response to a notice of public
hearing regarding the proposed zoning amendment bylaw no. 2479.

We are extremely upset about a number of issues involved with
this project. Firstly, the timing is extremely unfair. Posted
notice (in the form of a sign on the property in question) went
up the week of December 22nd, on December 27th we visited the
City Hall planning office and were told the public hearing
wouldn't be until January 22nd, then we received notice December
29th of a public hearing January 8th!

This whole process seems to be designed to push this change
through and to force this apartment complex on us, with as little
chance of opposition as possible.

Four years ago we purchased this home after ensuring that the
zoning was such that an apartment like that proposed for this
property covld pet happen. If we had been given any indication
that zonino bylaws in Port Coquitlam are virtually meaningless
and a ten year old "plan" was all that people considered, we
definitely would mot have moved to Port Coquitlam. Instead, we
bought a new home, put thousands of dollars into landscaping and
fencing, paid approximately $1,200.00 per year in taxes to Port
Coquitlam - for what! Not only have there been no improvements
in our area to reflect our paid taxes, but the value of our
house, both in dollar value and in its value to our family, is
about to drop in relation to other homes we could have purchased

in its place four years ago.

The proposed apartment is going to further crowd already crowded
streets {have you tried getting onto Lougheed Highway during
morning rush hour from Fraser and Flint Street, or making a ieft-
hand turn onto Shaughnessy from Lougheed Highway in either
morning or evening rush hours?), 24 units on property currently
holding two homes, is going to mean 22 additional families in an
area not prepared for them.