tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post7145269693847509654..comments2024-03-28T09:05:11.720-07:00Comments on North Coast Review: Councillor Skelton-Morven's Take Two on Housing: New Chorus, same refrainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-9748408417443586322021-02-19T15:02:16.454-08:002021-02-19T15:02:16.454-08:00I understand the the theme on housing you are tryi...I understand the the theme on housing you are trying to present, however, If you have some knowledge of such grow ops, you may want to take that information to the local detachment of the RCMP for further action.<br /><br />NCR.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11476829607308294792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-35963997542192563202021-02-19T14:46:43.452-08:002021-02-19T14:46:43.452-08:00While I appreciate RSM's passion, let's ta...While I appreciate RSM's passion, let's take a step back, reflect, learn, review and adapt versus blanket NIMBY accusations on social media platforms.<br />What qualitative data came out of this exercise?<br />How can it be used to improve communication moving forward?<br />What can be learned from this information to gain public consensus on future developments?<br />"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-70416941796494757502021-02-19T12:00:03.715-08:002021-02-19T12:00:03.715-08:00What councillor Skelton-Morven is failing to see i...What councillor Skelton-Morven is failing to see is that these homeowners deserve a say in what is happening in the areas that DIRECTLY effect them. These people LIVE in this area, they have investments in this area, their children play in this area, for many, their livelihoods are tied to it, so all development that could effect that needs to be considered by council, that is their basic duty as our elected officials. Residential taxpayers have kept this city afloat during some extremely dire times (and continue to pay some of the highest property taxes in the province); their opinions should always matter. Furthermore, to use the unsettling, abhorrent prejudiced rhetoric of one homeowner (and then to put that on social media) is minimizing/diminishing the real concerns, efforts and questions from the other directly effected residential taxpayers. This is inherently wrong, dangerous & not to mention insulting to every other resident who has struggled into making homeowner ship a possibility for themselves in this city and who certainly do not agree with the rhetoric referenced by councillor Skelton-Morven. Council needs to remember that the lack of affordable housing is concerning to everyone in Prince Rupert; but is certainly not the responsibility of Prince Rupert's residential taxpayers, nor should these developments be advanced at their detriment under the veil that they somehow do not care and/or are not aware of the plight of the less fortunate in this city. Everyone in Prince Rupert has an opportunity to comment on housing developments, most especially the taxpayers who will be directly effected by it. This type of communication from residential taxpayers should be ALWAYS encouraged by council. The lack of subdivision development in this city, as a direct result of inaction taken by council (past & present), has resulted in a housing crisis, a nearly unattainable housing market and major housing density issues all over the place. The culpability of this issue should not be laid at the feet of homeowners in this city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-48054501014199241312021-02-19T11:17:05.670-08:002021-02-19T11:17:05.670-08:00If Reid Skelton Morven is so serious about housing...If Reid Skelton Morven is so serious about housing he should bring forward at a public forum the amount of grow-ops in the town. If he is genuinely interested in the housing shortage he could bring up at Monday's council meeting the 30 to 40 residential buildings that not are no long homes but grow-ops.<br /><br />If he doesn't bring it up I will just put his previous statements down as all bluster. Another one of Prince Rupert's secrets that aren't. It is time this at least gets mentioned at a council meeting. It removes housing stock from the community. How the city can keep crying about housing and lose 40 units to organized crime and say nothing is beyond me. Problems should be at the very least acknowledged. Just because you don't acknowledge it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.<br /><br />Reid Skelton Morven do your self proud start a discussion on the grow-opsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com