What a crock! The housing corporation was dissolved by unnamed persons within the district so they could place their cronies in charge without oversight or supervision. Whatever the district did, did not dent the number of trailers, tents, sheds, motorhomes, and campers that people are still living in. in fact, those sub standard units increased....most likely to about 300 now. The completed buildings affordable rental criteria makes occupants into virtual slaves with a hard economic disincentive to improve income or prosperity. The incentive is to get the hell out of there as fast as you can. The alleged professional Developer has loads of experience at the expense of the district of TOFINO now. The only reason private developers weren't moving ahead is because the expense, time, bureaucracy and red tape produced by the district for any proposals requiring rezoning or OCP amendments completely discourage reasonable people/developers. They were simply pushed to the sidelines so now the housing corporation expedites their own applications, as if there was no one else waiting in line to get their development approved. The District created the problem for everyone else under the overarching limits to growth policy, water availability, and saving every tree in BC, while crowing about their success at solving the affordable housing problem. Four legs good: two legs bad. In our political world here failure is success.
So glad Mr. Law is moving on. Good riddance. He and his predecessor and the councils they served with are responsible for all of Tofino’s housing woes. Who else has been in charge? It was their responsibility and they failed miserably. Agreed you see more campervans and trailers parked every where. A lot of it illegal. A lot of it covered off by “Temporary Use Permits’. For example the latest mess at the corner of Industrial Way and the Hwy. Some of these “Temporary Use Permits” have been operating for a decade or more,,,,,and pay no commercial tax. Whose brilliant idea was that? They say you get the Council you deserve. They have shut down more private sector housing proposals than you can imagine. They are in control but it is somebody else’s failure. Right! Too bad for Tofino….I feel sorry for young folks who are trying to own a home….start a family. Tofino is the most expensive place in the Province. Who did that? What a bad Joke……Goodbye Mr. Mayor…….Good riddance.
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What a crock! The housing corporation was dissolved by unnamed persons within the district so they could place their cronies in charge without oversight or supervision. Whatever the district did, did not dent the number of trailers, tents, sheds, motorhomes, and campers that people are still living in. in fact, those sub standard units increased....most likely to about 300 now. The completed buildings affordable rental criteria makes occupants into virtual slaves with a hard economic disincentive to improve income or prosperity. The incentive is to get the hell out of there as fast as you can. The alleged professional Developer has loads of experience at the expense of the district of TOFINO now. The only reason private developers weren't moving ahead is because the expense, time, bureaucracy and red tape produced by the district for any proposals requiring rezoning or OCP amendments completely discourage reasonable people/developers. They were simply pushed to the sidelines so now the housing corporation expedites their own applications, as if there was no one else waiting in line to get their development approved. The District created the problem for everyone else under the overarching limits to growth policy, water availability, and saving every tree in BC, while crowing about their success at solving the affordable housing problem. Four legs good: two legs bad. In our political world here failure is success.
So glad Mr. Law is moving on. Good riddance. He and his predecessor and the councils they served with are responsible for all of Tofino’s housing woes. Who else has been in charge? It was their responsibility and they failed miserably.
Agreed you see more campervans and trailers parked every where. A lot of it illegal. A lot of it covered off by “Temporary Use Permits’. For example the latest mess at the corner of Industrial Way and the Hwy. Some of these “Temporary Use Permits” have been operating for a decade or more,,,,,and pay no commercial tax. Whose brilliant idea was that? They say you get the Council you deserve. They have shut down more private sector housing proposals than you can imagine. They are in control but it is somebody else’s failure. Right!
Too bad for Tofino….I feel sorry for young folks who are trying to own a home….start a family. Tofino is the most expensive place in the Province. Who did that? What a bad Joke……Goodbye Mr. Mayor…….Good riddance.
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