To the editor,
Due to some misinformation, I missed the Durham Street bridge meeting on May 11, as the information that I received from the town stated that this was a business meeting, with a public meeting being held in July.
According to the May 18 issue of the Herald-Times, there are 1,700 residents on the east side of the river that will be cut off of the rest of our town. The west side of the river does have a few businesses, along with our fire hall, hospital, EMS shed and government offices.
Buses are supposed to be the answer. For 12 hours a day? Seven days a week? At what cost? My crystal ball may be a little cloudy, but the businesses might as well close now to avoid further losses, especially after the hardship of the pandemic.
In the same issue of the Herald Times there is a report on Ridout Street. Along with reading this article I also watched the May 9 council meeting, where this was discussed a bit.
To my dismay, one suggestion was to have Ridout as a no pedestrian street.
What?
So, any and all streets with no sidewalks would be a pedestrian free street? Think of how many streets in town have no sidewalks. And if you park a vehicle on any of these streets, you would be forced to stay in your vehicle because as soon as you leave it, you become a pedestrian!
Both of these issues are being forced on us because of no money. We can spend millions on the soccer fields, but nothing for the health and safety of our citizens? Wow… I believe that something is really wrong with this picture.
Come on council. I believe that we can come up with better plans to help us to stay healthy and safe! Please treat your citizens as well, if not better, than you would a family pet.
John McCuaig
Walkerton
