Parksville Resident Survey 2010 - QUESTION #10 · May 21, 2010 3:40 PM Affordable housing. Rents...

Response Percent Response Count21.4% 38950.4% 91628.2% 513

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Response DateHave actions taken to make some immediate changes, such as:

Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 3

Jun 21, 2010 5:57 PM Clean up the business side of 19A from Corfield to Craig St. Some of the businesses and empty properties look tatty and dusty.

19A - appearance

Jun 7, 2010 3:58 PM Would like to see more attractive buildings as you enter Parksville from the south on the lower highway after you cross the bridge.

19A - appearance

May 18, 2010 4:33 PM bike paths on ALL streets, especially 19a. parking on 19a pedestrian only areas.

19A - bike lane 19A - parking pedestrian friendly downtown

Jun 4, 2010 9:54 PM 19A being 2 lanes from Corfield to Pym - 1 lane reserve for bicycles and scooters

19A - proposed changes

19A bike lane

Jun 4, 2010 7:52 PM Stay the same. We don't need to change 19A, we don't need the Jenson extension, and we don't need any box stores.


Jensen extension stores

Jun 18, 2010 9:57 PM Change highway. More retail with park and ocean views. Commercial landlords clean up retail space. Jensen extension.


stores Jensen extension

Jun 11, 2010 10:05 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Traffic calming on 19A to develop a better downtown business area.


Jun 8, 2010 10:03 PM Double lanes straight through to Qualicum. 19A - proposed changes

Jun 2, 2010 9:53 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Slow down traffic on main street.

19A - traffic control

May 17, 2010 8:59 PM Replace the Englishman River bridge and double lane each way the old highway from the bridge to the junction with the new highway.

19A btw bridge and 19 - 4 lanes

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Parksville Resident Survey 2010 - QUESTION #10

Ideally, do you want Parksville to:Question #10 - Answer OptionsStay the same as it is now?Grow and evolve gradually?Have actions taken to make some

May 26, 2010 1:53 AM Stop ring road-4 lane hwy 19a from Moilliet St. to Pym St.-Buy up all downtown beach properties when they come availlable.

19A btw Finholm & Pym - 4 lanes

buy waterfront property

Jun 18, 2010 6:23 PM Stay the same. Widen 19A between Pym and Finholm, as it is a terrible pinch point.


Jun 3, 2010 9:33 PM Finish (4 lanes) old highway north of Temple toward police station. Too dangerous for kids and family to commute from Wembley to downtown. This will have a huge impact and eliminate the illusion you are leaving town.


Jun 17, 2010 6:44 PM Developing attractive, affordable housing in or near downtown core Encourage community gardens/green spaces/walking paths

affordable housing community gardens, green spaces

walkways

Jun 18, 2010 6:48 PM Low cost housing and stop highrises on waterfront. (no more highrises)

affordable housing development - beach development - beach

Jun 1, 2010 5:51 PM More affordable homes for rent and sale. Need to attract businesses to the area that will sustain through off season.

affordable housing economy

Jun 8, 2010 4:07 PM Low income housing built, but not too much growth. Don't allow another Beach Club to be built.

affordable housing growth development - beach

May 21, 2010 9:26 PM Low cost housing. More opportunity for teens--work. affordable housing jobsJun 18, 2010 10:50 PM Low cost housing for the younger families, medical

centre.affordable housing medical

Jun 17, 2010 10:35 PM More affordable housing. Hospital. affordable housing medicalMay 27, 2010 3:08 PM Low income housing; movie house; box stores, ie

Walmart, Winners.affordable housing movie theatre stores

May 25, 2010 9:40 PM More affordable housing for young families. Centres for kids fixing up old or unsafe homes, buildings structures etc.

affordable housing youth facilities appearance of city

Jun 4, 2010 4:20 PM Affordable housing. Recreation center with swimming pool, exercise area, etc. would be great beside Oceanside Place arena. Need for school kids.

affordable housing youth facilities

Jun 18, 2010 9:33 PM Grow and evolve gradually. 1. Lower house prices--make affordable. 2. Encourage young families to move here and stay.

affordable housing

Jun 17, 2010 9:36 PM Social housing (ie, Co-op). Ensure developers complete development in a fixed time frame after clearing properties.

affordable housing

Jun 16, 2010 9:32 PM Have more affordable housing within city limits. affordable housing

Jun 16, 2010 4:00 PM Grow and evolve gradually. More family apartments. affordable housingJun 14, 2010 3:45 PM We need more affordable housing for lower income

families and young families.affordable housing

Jun 11, 2010 6:44 PM Provide truly affordable housing for families and the homeless.

affordable housing

Jun 10, 2010 8:32 PM Low income housing badly needed. Rents are too high for low income people.

affordable housing

May 21, 2010 3:40 PM Affordable housing. Rents are too high. Real estate too high. I live in 800 square feet with my husband and two boys. Can't afford anything else.

affordable housing

May 20, 2010 1:15 AM get more LOW cost housing, rent. Get away from rent grabbers of $1200.00. Look at around $700 to $900

affordable housing

May 19, 2010 5:29 PM There are a lot of housing going up but most of it is Strata. But where does affordable housing (ie. subsidized) come into the picture?

affordable housing

May 17, 2010 3:38 PM affordable housing affordable housingJun 1, 2010 6:49 PM Fix the mess I call Alberni Alley. The sidewalk is wider

than the road. Leave the beach alone; the view has already been destroyed.

Alberni - make changes

beach

Jun 11, 2010 8:57 PM Fix the roadway on the Alberni Hwy. The bumpouts are crazy.


Jun 4, 2010 8:36 PM Stay the same. Reverse #4 Hwy to 2 lane both ways downtown. Bad design with 6 crosswalks in 3 blocks.


May 28, 2010 4:35 PM Put the main street #4 Hwy back to where it was, so you can meet oncoming vehicles with safety.


May 21, 2010 3:04 PM The downtown side walks that are out in the middle of the road down main street.


May 20, 2010 5:28 PM grow and evolve gradually; too industrial at the entrance--unattractive car lots

appearance of city car dealerships

Jun 18, 2010 8:53 PM Beautify the City. Make driving in and out attractive, plant trees to screen unsightly areas creating treed boulevards, block off down town to cars, pave it and make a walking mall.

appearance of city pedestrian friendly downtown

Jun 21, 2010 6:38 PM Better visual presence through town--more trees, buildings to preserve town-like image, more stores, walkways, bike paths, etc.

appearance of city stores walkways, biking

May 27, 2010 2:58 PM Clean up city; more shops. appearance of city stores

May 18, 2010 8:46 PM Improving the appearance. Paint the orange bridge, upgrade the shopping. The town looks dated and in need of attention.

appearance of city stores

Jun 18, 2010 9:50 PM Grow gradually but with a plan for beautifying. Such as areas like Palm Springs where buildings are designed so they blend in with resort look Columns are important

appearance of city

Jun 7, 2010 4:32 PM Grow and evolve gradually but with careful planning and attention to overall aesthetics of the landscape, community wellbeing and commercial responsibility

appearance of city

May 31, 2010 9:38 PM Make city more attractive to draw in pedestrians, shoppers and tourists.

appearance of city

May 20, 2010 9:02 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Please plant more trees, borders and overall landscaping.

appearance of city

May 24, 2010 4:47 AM save the water front, preserve green space parks, create facilities for families!

beach green space youth facilities

Jun 11, 2010 6:08 PM Protect the waterfront and green spaces beach green spaceJun 16, 2010 10:21 PM Have enough foresight to save our beach for future

generations. If you lose it Parksville will be without any charm.

beach

Jun 7, 2010 8:42 PM Do everything possible to enhance seaside setting. beachMay 31, 2010 5:38 PM Grow and evolve gradyally. Save the waterfront! The

only sport tourists had of a wonderful view was at the foot of McMillan. Now gone.

beach

May 31, 2010 4:36 PM Stay the same; save our waterfront for all to use. beachMay 26, 2010 8:13 PM Stop deleting our beaches. We have lost all the beauty

of our area now with gravel, rocks, huge buildings. Ugly!beach

May 25, 2010 10:44 PM Too late--the beach has now changed completely. beachJun 8, 2010 8:40 PM Protecting our waterfront. More parks. beach parksMay 31, 2010 6:59 PM Stay the same as it is now - add bike paths, more

natural spacebiking green space

May 25, 2010 9:59 PM Bike paths. Walking paths. The new board walk is great keep extending it.

biking walkways boardwalk

Jun 1, 2010 8:49 PM More biking and walking paths. Stop clearcutting our little pockets of trees and making our town look like Alberta. That is not why we moved here.

biking walkways forest

Jun 3, 2010 10:42 PM I would like to see Parkville keep its resort character. Include more facilities to enhance this; eg free bikes, paths, better restaurants that offer Vancouver Island fare.

biking walkways restaurants

May 19, 2010 10:17 PM more bicycle and pedestrian friendly; reducing traffic speeds through town

biking walkways traffic control

Jun 1, 2010 10:43 PM Bike lanes and sidewalks bikingMay 19, 2010 4:05 PM Continue the walkway along the beach in both

derrectionsboardwalk walkways - beach

May 18, 2010 5:01 PM Encourage businesses to set up here along with some more youth oriented facilities.

business youth facilities

May 26, 2010 4:16 PM Attract more business to better balance the residential portion of the tax base and bring in employment opportunities for familes.

business

May 26, 2010 5:12 PM rezone waterfront and purchase as parkland - nothing ever built over 2 stories. Postpone all developement - Consult residents and develope OCP


development - beach OCP

Jun 11, 2010 3:31 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Purchase Parksands in order to extend the park. Maintain beach view.


Jun 2, 2010 10:36 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Protect view along sandy beach. Long term, return all land between highway and sandy beach to Parksville residents.


May 24, 2010 7:24 AM Mix of old timers and other on City Council: no newcomers under 15 years' residency (especially for Mayor!). ByLaws forbidding the cutting down of trees larger than a specified circumference (to preserve our heritage). Capping of spending budgets for municipal election candidates. Referendum on resort, etc. building on beach of Parkville Bay. Facilitate neighbourhood community organizations, rewarding resident initiatives that promote interaction and interdependence and fun (like the Foster Park area). Continue efforts to make the downtown core people-friendly. Acknowledge, preserve and build on "small town" Parksville.

bylaw enforcement development - beach downtown enhancement

Jun 11, 2010 8:11 PM Some residential yards are an eyesore. Better monitoring of this.

bylaw enforcement

May 28, 2010 8:08 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Enforce bylaws to tidy up around houses and around industrial--garages, etc.

bylaw enforcement

Jun 16, 2010 10:52 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Limit the number of car dealers at the south entrance of town.

car dealerships

Jun 8, 2010 4:24 PM Remove influence of Chamber of Commerce ChamberMay 27, 2010 4:39 PM Fire the Planner. City staffingJun 7, 2010 9:29 PM For Council to listen to the people - but they don't. councilJun 1, 2010 6:09 PM Change Council councilMay 23, 2010 3:47 PM We need to grow and attract businesses and families.

We are in a dangerous position at this time with too many retirees and not enough younger families to support that imbalance

demographics growth

Jun 21, 2010 4:54 PM Stop promoting the city as a place for ill elderly. We have no services for the ill/the elderly. Why move here and then expect the working families to pay for services you left behind in the place you moved from?

demographics

Jun 8, 2010 4:43 PM Encourage families. Too many seniors. This area is going to be a ghost town soon.

demographics

Jun 3, 2010 5:25 PM probably best to promote as a retirement centre- it will not be an industrial, commercial centre but you have to treat stratas better to achieve this (cash cows now)

demographics

Jun 2, 2010 6:03 PM Develop growth in the mid to early adult demographic. Give the people that are not in the 'newly wed or nearly dead' category something to do.

demographics

May 28, 2010 5:40 PM I would like to see more young families in Parksville. demographicsMay 28, 2010 3:41 PM More youthful entertainment to attract the 20 to 35 age

group to come and stay.demographics

May 26, 2010 9:34 PM Stay the same as it is now. Do not try to make it something it is not. It is a retirement city.

demographics

May 17, 2010 10:27 PM stop letting old people have all the say demographicsMay 19, 2010 4:16 AM Stop scattered Developer controled growth!

Stop Highrise develpment on beachfront! Listen to the citizens of the comunity! No more ugly monstrosities like the Beach club. That ruined Parksville to me and everyone I talk to agrees. Does not fit the town at all.

development development - beach

May 29, 2010 1:22 AM Halt development until there is a concensus on growth - MUST take environment into consideration when approving new development permits - MUST be sensible about ability to support new developments.

development growth

Jun 4, 2010 8:06 PM Total moratorium on development. We don't have the infrastructure; eg water, roads, sidewalks, sewer.

development infrastructure

May 28, 2010 3:48 PM no development unless infrastructure is in place to handle the growth - ie: water, sewer

development infrastructure

Jun 16, 2010 3:21 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Any major commercial development should be restricted to the downtown area or for land already zoned commercial. I am concerned about the cost of infrastructure, and the pressure any new development will put on the existing infrastructure.

development sustainability

Jun 16, 2010 10:54 PM sensible, appropriate development - respect natural beauty of area

development

Jun 16, 2010 6:37 PM Encourage multi-use planning and development to create a vibrant community, ie. residential/multi- family/commercial in one area

development

Jun 10, 2010 5:45 PM Allow growth but liken it to Carmel California - styles, stores, shops, restaurants, motels, hotels, residences.

development

Jun 7, 2010 8:13 PM Marina downtown. Stop sending our water to Nanaimo. Spend more of recreation funds in our town. Stop double assessment of developments such as Craig Bay.

development

Jun 7, 2010 6:00 PM Stay the same. Live within the tax base. Development is too expensive for existing taxpayers.

development

Jun 4, 2010 9:05 PM Developers must adhere tomore stringent environmental policies

development

Jun 2, 2010 8:51 PM Stay the same. Stop large development. developmentMay 31, 2010 4:52 PM Stay the same as it is now - keep the community quaint.

I beleive the oceanside community should become a national park and be like Jasper or Banff! I don't want to see huge development here. Only so much allowed.

development

May 27, 2010 3:45 PM Develop qualitatively. development

Jun 15, 2010 3:10 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Slow down development and make sure we can support the added population. Water will be a scarce resource in the future--we need to conserve it.

development sustainability

Jun 11, 2010 4:45 PM Protect waterfront. Maintain small resorts/cottage/camps. Do not allow large ugly condo units - too expensive for most people. Encourage low cost rentals/housing. Protect remaining green spaces.

development - beach affordable housing green space

Jun 4, 2010 6:56 PM No more big developments on beach. More rental units, fewer condos.

development - beach affordable housing

Jun 2, 2010 6:21 PM No more timeshares. And leave the beachfront alone. No more condos on the beach. Affordable housing/modular home parks in other areas of Parksville. This town is not only for the rich, you know.

development - beach affordable housing

Jun 4, 2010 5:45 PM no more development on the waterfront. More public access to the waterfront.

development - beach beach access

May 26, 2010 10:42 PM Stop waterfront development. Extend boardwalk. Bike paths through main street. Reduce duplication of stores (eg dollar stores). Develop corner lot at Craig St to be a sitting area.

development - beach boardwalk biking

Jun 11, 2010 10:20 PM No development on the waterfront. The City should buy the Walsh property and the campground. More green space with trees.

development - beach buy waterfront property

green space

Jun 11, 2010 8:58 PM Stop all further development on the waterfront. Acquire the land for park space. Build on the upland side of the highway, not the waterside.

development - beach buy waterfront property

Jun 7, 2010 5:29 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Try to recover some view of ocean. No more Beach Clubs. Commercial, but no mor car dealerships. More quaint stores like Qualicum.

development - beach car dealerships stores

Jun 16, 2010 8:47 PM Curb large waterfront development and make sure the height restriction is adhered to (4 storeys).

development - beach development - beach

Jun 8, 2010 6:10 PM Scared that eventually there will be more highrise developments like the Beach Club that would restrict views, access, etc. to our beachfront and it will only belong to the rich.


Jun 8, 2010 5:55 PM Leave waterfront as is - no more highrises development - beach development - beach

Jun 3, 2010 8:21 PM Stop development on Parksville Bay. Highrises, condos, etc. not needed.


May 28, 2010 9:58 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Stop building highrises on the water like the Beach Club. This is a travesty.


May 21, 2010 3:34 PM Don't have any more highrise resort type buildings on our waterfront.


May 17, 2010 8:20 PM Stop highrise and high density development of our beachfront areas.


Jun 16, 2010 10:23 PM No more highrises. No more blocking the beach with unnecessary fences, etc.

development - beach fence at beach

May 12, 2010 6:45 PM Stop beachfront development; protect green spaces and increas green spaces; make streets walking and cycling friendly!

development - beach green space walkways biking

Jun 21, 2010 4:21 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Restrict the spread of mega buildings (such as the Beach Club), especially in the beach area. The buildings should be no more than 3 or 4 storeys high.

development - beach highrises

Jun 16, 2010 10:32 PM No more high buildings blocking vistas. development - beach highrises

Jun 16, 2010 6:52 PM Stop the highrise condo building (on the oceanside at least).


Jun 10, 2010 10:53 PM Protect beach areas. No highrises. development - beach highrises

Jun 4, 2010 6:14 PM No more 9 story high rises, especially on our beautiful waterfront.


Jun 3, 2010 4:26 PM Grow and evolve gradually. No more highrise condos on the waterfront.


Jun 2, 2010 10:08 PM Grow and evolve gradually. No more waterfront high buildings.


May 31, 2010 8:17 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Grow, but keep the beach area as it is--no more condos or highrises.


May 25, 2010 5:17 PM stay the same; remove the highrise buildings overlooking the waterfront


May 17, 2010 8:40 PM keeping the beach areas in their natural state, without highrises that obstruct the view


May 14, 2010 8:40 PM Don't destroy our beautiful waterfront with large high buildings. Everyone should be able to enjoy. It's our asset.


Jun 7, 2010 3:11 PM Stay the same. Building of the Beach Club tends to increase downtown traffic and strain our sewer and water services. Also, it is an eyesore from the beach.

development - beach infrastructure

Jun 4, 2010 9:19 PM No high rise resorts on the beach, no jensen extension development - beach Jensen extension

May 27, 2010 10:08 PM Stay the same as it is now. Stop beach development. Stop Jensen road project.

development - beach Jensen extension

Jun 15, 2010 8:44 PM Stay the same. Protect our waterfront. No rezoning to accommodate developers. Adhere to present OCP until new one is formulated.

development - beach OCP

Jun 7, 2010 3:27 PM No more development on the beach. More park and picnic area would be good.

development - beach park

Jun 2, 2010 6:43 PM Stop any further building on the waterfront of highrises. More parking around civic centre is needed.

development - beach parking

May 20, 2010 6:00 PM Less or no high density along the waterfront. Make businesses provide proper parking.

development - beach parking

May 20, 2010 9:53 PM stay the same as it is now; stop development of waterfront; get tough on crime

development - beach policing

Jun 4, 2010 4:46 PM Continue to improve waterfront, transit and downtown development.

development - beach public transit downtown enhancement

May 20, 2010 3:43 PM grow and evolve gradually; curb the development along the waterfront by those who want to live there. Restaurants and some retail would be great, though.

development - beach restaurants stores

Jun 16, 2010 8:36 PM Stop waterfront development. Limit growth. Move away from tourism. Develop for residents, not visitors.

development - beach tourism

Jun 18, 2010 6:55 PM Stay the same. Stop commercial development around the park. Keep Parksville bay visible and accessible to the city. It is our major tourist draw.

development - beach

Jun 18, 2010 4:44 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Stop beachfront development. Keep our beach natural, accessible, and stop the building of monstrosities on it.

development - beach

Jun 18, 2010 3:28 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Do not allow anymore 9 storey towers on our beach. Have all hotels built on property across the highway; eg, McMillan St.

development - beach

Jun 17, 2010 10:04 PM Do not allow any residential development on our beach. Tourist and community service only. The Beach Club is an abomination--a gift by council and administration staff of millions to a developer.

development - beach

Jun 16, 2010 5:01 PM More focus on the beach. Commercial development; eg, coffee shop, icecream, boutiques, souvenirs, etc.

development - beach

Jun 16, 2010 3:50 PM No more large condo developments eating up our beautiful waterfront.

development - beach

Jun 15, 2010 6:13 PM Removal of buildings blocking the view of the ocean at the Beach Club site.

development - beach

Jun 15, 2010 5:54 PM Stay the same. It is already too big. Stop big development on the beach.

development - beach

Jun 14, 2010 10:35 PM Stay the same. No more waterfront building. development - beach

Jun 14, 2010 6:50 PM Stop the growth of buildings on the beach. The people who have lived here and payed taxes here no longer have the view they moved here for.

development - beach

Jun 14, 2010 4:13 PM Please don't let any other monstrosities like the Beach Club ruin our beaches and special places.

development - beach

Jun 11, 2010 9:43 PM Immediately curb future development on the beach. development - beach

Jun 11, 2010 8:47 PM Keep it a small town. Stop permitting buildings like the Beach Club that wrecked our waterfront.

development - beach

Jun 11, 2010 6:49 PM Stop poor development choices, eg. Beach Club, which has taken up valuable beachfront, eco-sensitive areas (which denied views of ocean - Parksville's greatest asset)

development - beach

Jun 11, 2010 6:22 PM Take down Beach Resort development - beach

Jun 11, 2010 4:52 PM No more large developments on waterfront development - beach

Jun 10, 2010 9:18 PM Stay the same. Protection of beach area for residents and support of tourist industry. No more Beach Clubs.

development - beach

Jun 10, 2010 6:51 PM Eliminate any future waterfront development that blocks beach access/vision.

development - beach

Jun 10, 2010 5:43 PM Develop the Parksville Beach Motel property to make the waterfront more inviting to tourists.

development - beach

Jun 10, 2010 4:27 PM Stop waterfront development development - beach

Jun 10, 2010 4:23 PM No more "Beach Clubs" - it's an eyesore. development - beach

Jun 8, 2010 4:01 PM Reclaim the beach view - blow up the towers. This action will keep our health costs down. Breathing in carbon monoxide 24/7 is no way to live.

development - beach

Jun 8, 2010 3:51 PM to stop all beach condo/hotel development development - beach

Jun 7, 2010 10:37 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Maintain municipal assets such as beach, parks. Keep tourist development off beach.

development - beach

Jun 7, 2010 9:46 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Stop beachfront development.

development - beach

Jun 7, 2010 8:55 PM Get rid of Beach Club development - beach

Jun 7, 2010 6:09 PM no more beach resorts development - beach

Jun 7, 2010 5:04 PM Stop Beach Club development on the beautiful beach that made Parksville so attractive to tourists.

development - beach

Jun 4, 2010 9:15 PM Implement controls and confinement of waterfront development

development - beach

Jun 4, 2010 8:20 PM no more actions such as Beach Club or expanded building on waterfront unless of the type that benefits all residents.

development - beach

Jun 4, 2010 6:47 PM Grow and evolve gradually but no more development on the waterfront between Estuary and the Bayside Inn

development - beach

Jun 4, 2010 5:55 PM Absolutely no building on our beaches. ie. that horrible construction that used to be Island Hall.

development - beach

Jun 4, 2010 4:34 PM Keeping development away from the beachfront. Don't destroy the charm of ocean views when driving.

development - beach

Jun 2, 2010 10:51 PM Do not permit any more development of Parksville's beach front and area. Develop a community plan to prevent any further building and development on community beach frontage.

development - beach

Jun 2, 2010 9:41 PM To quell development of waterfront - ugly large development never should have gone up - waterfront should be for the people like Qualicum Beach. You can learn a lot from them.

development - beach

Jun 2, 2010 8:24 PM No more beach development. That beach club spoils the whole look. Should have been bought by government for a forever beach enjoyed by future generations.

development - beach

Jun 2, 2010 6:00 PM moratorium on construction at the waterfront, particularly resorts.

development - beach

Jun 2, 2010 5:33 PM No more commercial development along the waterfront. No more condos. We are losing our waterfront for our residents and our tourists. Please listen.

development - beach

Jun 1, 2010 10:21 PM Stop beach development which destroys the value of being a beachfront community; ie the Beach Club.

development - beach

Jun 1, 2010 7:57 PM No more beachfront development without resident approval.

development - beach

Jun 1, 2010 6:06 PM Maintain RV park on beach for families visiting and for children to play in adjacent park and water playground.

development - beach

May 31, 2010 10:32 PM Grow and evolve gradually. We can't stop growth but let's be smart in developing for the future. the beach is beautiful. Must keep public access and limit development along the ocean. No more private development.

development - beach

May 31, 2010 10:29 PM Preserve the waterfront for public use. No more big waterfront buildings

development - beach

May 31, 2010 9:48 PM Stay the same. I am very disappointed with the development at the Beach Club. No beach view as promised.

development - beach

May 27, 2010 3:20 PM Do not allow further development of our beach area. development - beach

May 26, 2010 8:40 PM Stay the same as it is now. Destroy all applications to attach our natural beach for rich, influencial US citizens erecting condos on the beach. They drive gas-guzzlers. Let them drive to the beach. We will share with them.

development - beach

May 25, 2010 4:40 PM Save waterfront from large developers. Keep it in line with small town feel.

development - beach

May 25, 2010 3:27 PM grow and evilve gradually; improve downtown area; no more monster hotels on the waterfront

development - beach

May 21, 2010 8:33 PM grow and evolve, but leave waterfront alone--no more development

development - beach

May 21, 2010 4:58 PM grow and evolve gradually; no more oceanside development

development - beach

May 20, 2010 10:51 PM Stop any further development on beach side of old island hwy, such as the development slated next to the Beach Club. Greir agreed with that during his campaign.

development - beach

May 20, 2010 8:38 PM I do not like big resorts like the Beach Club to take over our public beach area

development - beach

May 19, 2010 10:01 PM Stop building by the beach - it takes away from all the natural beauty Parksville has.

development - beach

May 18, 2010 6:51 PM Knock down the 'view blockers' downtown that prevent other Parksvillians from seeing the sea!

development - beach

May 14, 2010 1:35 PM No more condos on the beach!! development - beach

May 9, 2010 4:55 PM Remove mayor, tear down the beach club! development - beach

Jun 9, 2010 9:27 PM A limit on size and height should be considered when commercial/resort/residential buildings are being introduced. I am not interested in Walmart type stores or high rises on beach front.

development - beach highrises stores

Jun 2, 2010 8:52 PM Allow more development and encourage more stores and businesses

development - commercial

stores

May 19, 2010 5:21 PM grow and evolve gradually; curb on issuing business licenses to avoid excess liquor outlets, video stores, etc.

development - commercial

Jun 2, 2010 6:18 PM Cap development of residential areas. Extend Despard across to the industrial area to allow further business development.

development - residential

Despard extension

May 26, 2010 9:23 PM Control/decrease new subdivisions. No more building monstrosities on the waterfront. More green areas.


green space

Jun 2, 2010 5:46 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Slow down construction and subdivisions. Ensure the area has enough water.


water supply

Jun 8, 2010 8:10 PM No more new subdivisions where single homes are close enough to be townhouses. Privacy is important and you should be able to open a curtain without someone else's window being right there.


May 26, 2010 3:20 PM Have similar housing in neighbourhoods. Don't mix single family with sprawling mobile home parks.


May 24, 2010 12:18 AM Limit the type and style of subdivisions so that all residences do not get old at the same time.


Jun 17, 2010 9:03 PM Stop further retail space development when so many spaces currently empty, some having been so for long periods of time, including Beach Club.

development - retail

Jun 14, 2010 5:47 PM Tear up downtown and start again. Move the car dealers to an auto mall by the Inland Highway. Do away with the idea that we need to have a one way road downtown.

downtown car dealerships one-way

May 25, 2010 4:51 PM Develop a core downtown with shops (other than dollar stores). Spruce up current fronts of stores. Beach Club has added a lot to city appearance.

downtown core development - beach

May 17, 2010 8:38 PM I would really like to see the downtown sorted out and given a heart. It is in a sad state and one only has to look at Qualicum Beach to see what a superb job they have done there. It has been given a pitureque character in keeping with it's location.

downtown core downtown enhancement

Jun 8, 2010 9:57 PM Grow and evolve. Try to create a downtown core so people can walk through several streets and park their car.

downtown core pedestrian friendly downtown

Jun 16, 2010 8:47 PM Redesign to signify a downtown core. Larger stores, youth oriented centre, eg. Movie theatre/ multiplex, Ravensong where it belongs.

downtown core stores movie theatre, youth facilities

Jun 11, 2010 3:08 PM Developing downtown core to improve congestion without falling prey to developers' greed.

downtown core

Jun 4, 2010 4:14 PM Get rid of that ridiculous downtown core. The persons who drew them up apparently don't live here. How many crosswalks do you really need?

downtown core

Jun 2, 2010 8:19 PM Change the downtown core to be more functional--shopping, dining, etc. QB is a great example of unique shopping--love it.

downtown core

May 26, 2010 3:44 PM Change downtown core downtown coreMay 21, 2010 10:19 PM Grow and evolve gradually. I would like to know where

town centre is, but have no idea how to fix it.downtown core

May 20, 2010 9:28 PM Develop downtown core. downtown coreMay 20, 2010 5:13 PM Try to develop a city centre. downtown coreMay 12, 2010 3:00 AM town centre with housing and commercial downtown core

Jun 1, 2010 4:34 AM improving the so called downtown area and having a common theme to the buldings such as what you are doing with the signs coming into Parksville(a west coast look). Creating a town centre for all to use, widening sidewalks, turning 4 lanes of traffic down to two so that the general public and tourist feel safer walking and not feel like we are walking beside a highway.

downtown enhancement


pedestrian friendly downtown

May 9, 2010 7:12 PM DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT AND ACCESS TO BEACH AREA


beach access

May 22, 2010 2:13 AM Facelift of the downtown core, bike and walking paths. Size of Parksville is perfect but it is not nearly as pedestrian and bike friendly as it could be.


biking walkways

May 21, 2010 5:09 PM Make the downtown attractive. Clear out the gas stations, car dealers and strip malls on the main road (Island Hwy). Get rid of trailer park downtown.


car dealerships

May 23, 2010 2:04 PM Beautify the downtown core. Craig Street has so much potential. Provide incentives for business owners to upgrade storefronts, hang baskets of flowers. Move businesses like the pawn shop, laundrymat, dollar store off Craig Street and encourage more unique gift stores, bistro, outside patio dining etc. Parksville could also use a small theatre, lounge, and an affordable pub/restaurant on the beachfront. Again, look to Qualicum for inspiration. There is so much potential to beautify Parksville. We do not need box stores or high rise apartments. This is known as a beach town let us keep that in mind when developing. I think that the reason people are upset with the Beach Club is because it is not keeping with the west coast style. It should never have been allowed to be built so high. Qualicum will never have high rises on their beach. The beach belongs to everyone! Be selective of whom we allow to develop here. Do not "pave paradise and put up a parking lot!" A bike path connecting Parksville and Qualicum would be greatly utilized.


development biking

May 13, 2010 4:35 AM - Beautifying the 'downtown' area. - Eliminating all sidewalk signage and banning new neon signage especially the highbright ones. - Forcing business owners to look after their properties. - Purchasing the Parksville Motel property and making a park out of it. - Put an immediate height limitation on all properties fronting the beach. - A moratorium on all building in the 'downtown' area until a suitable plan is developed and passed (perhaps the OCP). - Start looking at amalgamation of Parksville, (RDN) French Creek & QB - at least start the discussion. - Add 2 more strategically located crosswalks to Hwy 19 between QF and Martindale.


development - beach buy waterfront properties

May 7, 2010 8:58 PM make a liveable downtown area with shopping, jobs and purpose


downtown housing stores, jobs

Jun 7, 2010 4:47 PM Revamp of downtown core, increase community feel and walkability



May 8, 2010 4:53 AM completely revitalyze the downtown core and improve security


policing

May 27, 2010 10:43 PM Proactive to revitalize downtown. Better public transit. Maintain infrastructure.


public transit infrastructure

Jun 18, 2010 10:25 PM Better streets and sidewalks for walking/biking. Updating downtown layout for stores/storefronts and walking.


sidewalks, biking

Jun 15, 2010 10:48 PM Beautify the downtown area, improve and build sidewalks and walking trails, emphasize small town character. Parksville needs an identity.


sidewalks, trails

May 26, 2010 10:46 PM Parksville needs to revitalize it's downtown. Make it an appealing place to shop. More like Qualicum. It needs more walking and bike paths. Fix the existing roads instead of creating new ones.


walkways, biking road maintenance

Jun 18, 2010 3:44 PM Make the downtown core more attractive and inviting, so small business will want to come and locals will want to shop here.


Jun 14, 2010 9:11 PM Downtown revitalization. Improve permitting process so investors are not sent away when they want increased density in downtown.


Jun 11, 2010 5:55 PM Fixing up downtown. downtown enhancement

Jun 10, 2010 5:14 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Would be nice to see a downtown shopping area similar to Qualicum.


Jun 8, 2010 6:48 PM Have a long term community plan that enhances the downtown and benefits local residents, not outside developers. One that doesn't change with each new mayor and coucil.


Jun 4, 2010 10:20 PM Removal of old unsightly houses, buildings and store fronts to make the town core more appealing to tourists and locals.


Jun 3, 2010 6:03 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Beautify downtown. Make it funky; ie Bill Helin's store. This is a tourist town. We have incredible local artists. Let's showcase them.


Jun 3, 2010 5:21 PM Grow and evolve gradally. Downtown revitalization. Move away from 'strip mall' which now exists. Adopt a Qualicum planning model.


Jun 3, 2010 4:01 PM Develop a downtown village atmosphere. downtown enhancement

Jun 2, 2010 4:58 PM clean up the storefronts on some of the old stores that look dumpy


Jun 1, 2010 3:45 PM Revamp the downtown area. Grow and evolve gradually.


May 31, 2010 10:10 PM Keep the small town feel but improve the look. Enhance what we already have.


May 28, 2010 6:01 AM I like the suggestions made by Mark Holland re:interesting restaurants/cafes with patios, wooden boat builder. Things that make people want to come here but also to get the residents to out and about connecting in the social atmosphere of an aesthetically pleasing downtown area. Create something interesting in the downtown core that will be a draw. Create some seaside quaintness, where people want to be.


May 26, 2010 6:18 PM Encourage new business. Clean up the downtown core. downtown enhancement

May 22, 2010 4:32 PM Create a welcoming and picturesque downtown core with sidewalks, lamposts, flower boxes/trees etc. extending from present downtown to Corfield.


May 14, 2010 10:29 PM Modernize the downtown. Many buildings are old and not well constructed with little esthetic appeal.


May 14, 2010 4:00 PM increase downtown to high-rise reidential and develop within existing boundary

downtown housing highrises

May 18, 2010 9:48 PM promote a walking community by establishing more options (city lots for purchase) for new single family homes near downtown that are NOT stratas,

downtown housing

May 28, 2010 9:50 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Revise downtown traffic. Planned neighbourhood with local pubs, shops, densify downtown.

downtown traffic development

May 28, 2010 5:18 AM Control traffic with traffic free areas downtown (e.g. craig street). Higher density housing downtown-use up some of the vacant land downtown for condos/low income housing/commercial/parking. STOP DEVELOPING THE WATERFRONT. Better public transport (e.g. make it easier for Ermineskin residents to take a bus downtown to do shopping and not have to wait hours for another bus). Increase bike lanes/paths

downtown traffic development - beach affordable housing

Jun 14, 2010 6:34 PM Detour large trucks away from downtown. Move trucks going north along Moilliet (Bernard) going south to Corfield.

downtown traffic

Jun 9, 2010 6:37 PM Change traffic flows reduce the amount of traffic through downtown and community park area, create more relaxed, open walking

downtown traffic

May 19, 2010 4:16 PM grow and evolve gradually; diversify economy and expand tax base

economy taxes

Jun 16, 2010 6:16 PM Encourage light industry and/or technical business to produce employment for our younger residents and a tax base for the City.

economy

Jun 16, 2010 4:23 PM Create more jobs so that a person can live a decent lifestyle. Eating kraft dinner and hamburger helper every day can be depressing due to high cost of living.

economy

Jun 18, 2010 6:35 PM Stay the same. Enhance and expand the community park by purchasing the private lands and protecting the view.

expand park

Jun 2, 2010 3:39 PM Take the fence down along the beach. fence at beachMay 18, 2010 4:29 PM Take fence down in waterfront. fence at beach

May 26, 2010 9:57 PM Grow and evolve gradually. New firehall a must. New home development fine to do.

firehall development

Jun 7, 2010 5:48 PM Grow and evolve gradually. However, would like to see the firehall done ASAP.

firehall

Jun 17, 2010 10:13 PM No more residential wooded areas to be destroyed by putting in more housing, such as Renz Rd development.

forests

May 27, 2010 6:02 PM Stay the same as it is now. More urban forests. forestsMay 31, 2010 4:21 PM Keep breen spaces, beach front. Non-commercial. Buy

up beach property as available and make public.green space buy waterfront

propertyJun 4, 2010 9:31 PM Leave more greenspace. No more large building

projects.green space development

Jun 14, 2010 6:11 PM Increase downtown green space. Curb beach development (commercial). Infill housing instead of helter skelter new developments all over the place.

green space development - beach housing

Jun 11, 2010 3:31 PM Acquire more green space. No more development on waterside of 19A. No more Beach Club.

green space development - beach

May 28, 2010 6:48 PM Immediately addressing the need to invest in protecting Parksville's most critical natural areas for wildlife habitat and access to nature. Securing these areas would have only a limited outright cost, but would provide vast benefits to the community. Growing up in Parksville, our rich natural environment with its diversity and abundance of birdlife has been central to quality of life. I do not want to see this lost. We must act to change what is in conflict with conservation in Parksville. Our current zoning and insufficient allocation of resources for preservation of natural habitat will not preserve species and ecosystems in our community. We need to do something different. We need to invest in protecting our forests and wetlands. Parksville is located within a region of national significance for the diversity of ecosystems it contains, but only some of these ecosystems have been protected. We need to protect our wetlands and more of our upland forest to maintain Parksville’s natural environment, our species and ecosystems.

green space forests

Jun 1, 2010 8:06 PM Stay the same as it is now. Keep green space but update current construction. Less focus on developing green space and more focus on improving current areas.

green space infrastructure

Jun 10, 2010 9:41 PM Stay the same. More green space with better trails. More parking in downtown area. Expanded beach area.

green space parking beach

Jun 15, 2010 6:25 PM Planned change which preserves green spaces within and between neighbourhoods. The clearcut devastation of Gaetjen-Temple and Maple Glen are examples of how not to proceed.

green space

Jun 1, 2010 6:22 PM Purchase more parkland and save green space. green spaceJun 1, 2010 4:14 PM Clean up green spaces. green spaceMay 27, 2010 3:15 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Save the small green space

that is left in town.green space

Jun 2, 2010 9:25 PM Limit growth. Just improve on what we already have; eg make the downtown buildings more attractive.

growth downtown enhancement

Jun 18, 2010 8:22 PM Stay the same. We can control growth and maintain our green areas. To lose our green areas is to lose/decrease quality of living in Parksville.

growth green space

May 27, 2010 5:38 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Have infrastructure in place to support growth.

growth infrastructure

May 20, 2010 6:47 PM Stay the same as it is now; evolve does not imply growth. Size should be predicated on reasonable availability of resources such as water and services.

growth infrastructure

Jun 10, 2010 8:31 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Slow changes. We do no want to become another Nanaimo. We should have our own cinema, which was promised years ago.

growth movie theatre

Jun 1, 2010 8:17 PM Stay the same. I do not want to see more growth. We have limited water and growth leads to higher taxes.

growth water supply taxes

May 17, 2010 10:46 PM Not expand too much and run out of water growth water supplyMay 17, 2010 4:03 PM Grow and evolve gradually, ensuring all the while that

the water resources available are sufficient for all new growth.

growth water supply

Jun 17, 2010 10:23 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Managed and planned growth using input from residents when required.

growth

Jun 17, 2010 3:23 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Place people and community priorities before the interests of the Chamber of Commerce, whose motivation is more often the prorfitable option and not the long term satisfaction of the residents.

growth

Jun 16, 2010 6:37 PM Stay the same. Growth needs to be very gradual and attempt to retain the flavour of our current community.

growth

Jun 15, 2010 5:20 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Stop 'feel good' spending until economy turns. Bloated staff.

growth

Jun 14, 2010 8:07 PM Stay the same for a while, then grow with a great deal of thought.

growth

Jun 10, 2010 10:23 PM Grow and evolve gradually. We chose Parkville because we liked the small town atmosphere. We do not want to live in a large city with all the issues that creates; ie, traffic, infrastructure costs, crime, etc.

growth

Jun 8, 2010 8:24 PM Make use of available land within City limits. Do not expand size of City.

growth

Jun 8, 2010 5:04 PM Slow down the ridiculous growth growthJun 8, 2010 4:43 PM Obviously progress is okay, but progress for progress

sake is a waste of time and money.growth

Jun 7, 2010 4:36 PM Stay same as it is now or slow growth, fewer franchisas growth

Jun 4, 2010 6:53 PM Stay the same. We all moved here for the same reason. growth

Jun 3, 2010 10:23 PM I would love to have it like it was when I moved here 30 years ago. However that is unreasonable so slow controlled growth is the best alternative

growth

Jun 1, 2010 6:28 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Already a nice place. Growth and improvment being managed.

growth

May 31, 2010 6:07 PM slow growth growthMay 31, 2010 5:25 PM Stay the same as it is now--small town. growthMay 31, 2010 5:06 PM The key word gradually growthMay 28, 2010 8:43 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Set limits on boundaries. Do

not annex land.growth

May 27, 2010 9:29 PM Stay the same as it is now. More growth will ruin our quality of life.

growth

May 26, 2010 6:36 PM Stay the same as it is now; it's getting too busy. growthMay 21, 2010 11:30 PM Comprehensive planning for growth that will be

beneficial to both current and new residents.growth

May 21, 2010 12:56 AM Stop all this mad rush to change what made us come in the first place. We, unlike the Mayer who has made a firm decision not to live here, just to make his living here, actually like small town. Leave us to gradually build up equity for any future needs.

growth

May 19, 2010 4:35 PM stay the same as it is now; okay with little growth but the focus needs to be on 'family' and not business

growth

May 17, 2010 10:40 PM Grow and evolve NOW growthJun 21, 2010 5:11 PM Stay the same. Moratorium on growth until City does

studies on water availability.growth, sustainability

Jun 17, 2010 3:54 PM Stop limiting the city's options to 'stay the same' vs 'grow'. Parksville should evolve gradually with a focus on sustainability, but not necessarily grow.

growth, sustainability

Jun 14, 2010 10:40 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Infrastructure must be in place prior to expansion taking place.

growth, sustainability

Jun 10, 2010 10:40 PM Limit height of buildings and provide more parking. highrises parkingJun 17, 2010 4:25 PM Stay the same. Keep the buildings to 3 storeys only--no

higher.highrises

May 31, 2010 9:39 PM Put an immediate stop to any future building over 3 stories in height

highrises

Jun 1, 2010 6:40 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Resources such as water/sewer etc. are not unlimited and should reflect how large the city should grow.

infrastructure growth

May 26, 2010 10:28 PM If we are to continue to grow, there should be consideration for adequate water, sewer, transportation, etc. Nice downtown development, but little or no parking.

infrastructure parking

Jun 2, 2010 3:30 PM Limit growth to available infrastructure, let water availablity and green spaces for agriculture, determine growth rates. Really embrace sustainability, not just use it as a buzz word.

infrastructure water supply green space

Jun 18, 2010 9:25 PM Fix up what we have. Forget the big plans. infrastructureJun 11, 2010 3:22 PM Upgraded infrastructure. Improve on what we have - not

necessary to rewrite the book, just improve what is already in place.

infrastructure

Jun 4, 2010 6:41 PM population/sewer water resources should match infrastructureJun 4, 2010 6:26 PM Services--water, sewer, etc. are in place before growth

is allowed.infrastructure

May 28, 2010 10:28 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Our infrastructure is already stressed by rapid growth.

infrastructure

May 25, 2010 6:49 PM Ensure that we have sufficient resourtces to grow, but not at the sacrifice of the community as it is

infrastructure

May 21, 2010 6:43 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Ensure that infrastructure such as adequate year round water supply and utilities are in place before any expansion.

infrastructure

Jun 7, 2010 4:49 PM Stay the same. Stop the ring road. Give the community garden backing in perpetuity.

Jensen extension community gardens

Jun 10, 2010 10:13 PM Completing Jensen Avenue extension Rezoning to encourage the creation of a downtown zone

Jensen extension downtown core

Jun 21, 2010 5:29 PM Develop planned intitiatives. I really liked the idea of expanding Jensen.

Jensen extension

Jun 21, 2010 3:52 PM Better paying jobs, affordable housing, a transit system that is much better and convenient.

jobs affordable housing public transit

May 24, 2010 5:50 PM Improve the commercial & industrial for establishing new jobs and opportunity for new residents.

jobs

May 25, 2010 4:02 PM grow and evolve gradually; cooperate with highways and RDN to solve flooding of road on Martindale by A) raising road; B) construct alternate route; or C) by appropriate diking

Martindale - flooding

May 19, 2010 6:44 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Build a first response emergency clinic with some short stay beds. Do not extend Jensen avenue. Good thing some City councillors are listening.

medical Jensen extension

May 17, 2010 6:49 PM build hospital, movie theatre, Walmart, Canadian Tire medical movie theatre storesMay 19, 2010 5:51 PM better health care facility, transit service and water

conservationmedical public transit water supply

Jun 15, 2010 10:25 PM Better hospital services. Work towards renewable energy. For a start, solar panels on all civic buildings and schools.

medical renewable energy

Jun 3, 2010 9:46 PM Hospital. Stores to create jobs. medical stores jobsJun 15, 2010 2:54 PM To have better medical care, such as care center with

beds for overnight stays and staff. More stores like Walmart and Zellers.

medical stores

May 20, 2010 5:47 PM A hospital, Walmart, Canadian Tire and other stores. NO MORE RETIREMENT FACILITIES; there are too many.

medical stores

May 25, 2010 10:20 PM Medical facilities without long waits (ie xrays). Better access roads to take large trucks out of residential areas and roads (ie Humphrey).

medical traffic control

Jun 21, 2010 3:28 PM Have a hospital. medicalJun 18, 2010 10:48 PM Speed up development of primary care facility. medicalJun 8, 2010 8:03 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Need a hospital in

Parksville.medical

Jun 4, 2010 9:27 PM Stay the same. Although our family has only lived here a short time, we love Parksville. We do think a 24 hour urgent care facility would be great, as we have very young children. And because of the seniors in the area.

medical

Jun 3, 2010 5:06 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Hospital needed. medicalJun 3, 2010 4:47 PM Need to stress the need for a 24 hour health care facility

including some beds.medical

Jun 3, 2010 4:43 PM Have better medical services; ie small hospital. medicalJun 3, 2010 3:48 PM Better health care. medicalJun 2, 2010 4:40 PM A small hospital or emergency care clinic. medicalJun 1, 2010 5:19 PM Have better hospital services medicalMay 31, 2010 10:47 PM hospital required medicalMay 18, 2010 10:18 PM medical facility medicalMay 18, 2010 10:13 PM Hospital is really needed medicalMay 18, 2010 9:14 PM hospital medicalMay 17, 2010 6:21 PM stay the same as it is now, but with a hospital medicalMay 17, 2010 5:00 AM Local health care services should providebeds for

recovery and pallitive care.medical

May 10, 2010 3:53 AM Medical Centre medicalJun 11, 2010 9:10 PM Stay the same. Although, would like to see a movie

theatre (unique, quaint design) and more cafés, restaurants.

movie theatre restaurants

May 18, 2010 8:14 PM movie theatre, Canadian Tire, casino movie theatre stores entertainmentJun 22, 2010 4:48 PM Theatre, Canadian Tire Store, and more movie theatre storesJun 3, 2010 5:44 PM Movie theatre, pool, a better mall (Wembley Mall should

be revamped or torn down). Big box stores.movie theatre youth facilities stores, Wembley mall

May 25, 2010 8:11 PM Have a theatre. movie theatreJun 9, 2010 6:52 PM Things to do. Movie theatre, big box stores, indoor

playroom for kids, pool hall - things that stay open past 8:00 pm Also a medical hospital

movie theatre, youth facilities

stores medical

Jun 15, 2010 3:34 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Stay within OCP guidelines. Do not remove any ALR land within city limits.

OCP ALR land

Jun 8, 2010 4:21 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Develop a strong, fairly aggressive strategic plan that would allow for economic growth; downtown with character/appeal to draw in businesses and young 'go getters'; attract larger corporations or businesses for future job growth.

OCP economy downtown enhancement

May 21, 2010 10:38 PM A community plan review that emphasizes the need for greenspace while encouraging development that is environmentally sensitive rather than dollar hungry.

OCP green space development

May 21, 2010 9:56 PM Ensure that City Hall has a 25 year plan before growing any more. Do we have enough resources? What can we afford to do?

OCP growth infrastructure

Jun 18, 2010 9:08 PM Have an OCP limit the size of expansion with special regard to sustainability, water supply, security costs such as fire/police services.

OCP growth, sustainability

Jun 18, 2010 4:55 PM Grow and evolve very gradually with a plan. We do not want chain stores like Walmart.

OCP stores

Jun 1, 2010 9:28 PM Have a community plan so that the town can grow up and not spread out. More care for our water.

OCP water supply

Jun 18, 2010 5:59 PM Stay the same. Need a new OCP before any further changes are made.

OCP

Jun 17, 2010 5:39 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Develop a plan and stick with it. Plan must have community input.

OCP

Jun 8, 2010 10:46 PM Grow and evolve gradually with a plan. OCPMay 25, 2010 10:49 PM Conduct a full OCP Review and listen to the tax payers OCP

May 20, 2010 4:19 PM grow and evolve gradually; Do not undertake the OCP review as presently outlined. Use some of the money to assess our administration inefficencies and roles.

OCP

May 19, 2010 4:29 PM Too late now; our small town atmosphere is gone. What's the use of having a community plan?

OCP

Jun 4, 2010 6:33 PM Grow and evolve gradually. No one way streets. Create a solid, viable downtown core where one can park their car and walk to most, if not all, services/businesses. Right now you have to drive everywhere.

one-way downtown core pedestrian friendly downtown

Jun 15, 2010 4:37 PM Stay the same. No one way streets. No roundabout. one-way traffic circleMay 25, 2010 10:30 PM No more planning for one way streets!!! Improve traffic

flow by eliminating two lane bottleneck areas (like by Temple St. Store)

one-way traffic control

May 27, 2010 9:54 PM Grow and evolve gradually. More park areas. parkJun 10, 2010 3:34 PM 1. more parking downtown; 2. crosswalk lights

downtownparking pedestrian friendly

downtownMay 20, 2010 4:54 PM Parking in downtown with more 'upscale' shopping. No

more cheap dollar stores please. Modernize the downtown.

parking stores downtown enhancement

Jun 10, 2010 10:32 PM Parking is getting worse - especially during periods at market on Craig Street - also grocery stores other than Save on Foods. Guests love the market and visit stores there.

parking

Jun 11, 2010 6:33 PM More parks, neighbourhood parks around downtown residential area

parks

May 22, 2010 3:50 AM create parks in the downtown core parksJun 10, 2010 9:13 PM -Make downtown more pedestrian friendly.

-Affordable housing -Better bus service


affordable housing public transit

May 25, 2010 8:41 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Make this a walker friendly town. Improve town centre so it is appealing as a destination.



Jun 16, 2010 9:50 PM Make downtown pedestrian friendly. Better transit. pedestrian friendly downtown

public transit

Jun 10, 2010 10:25 PM Make City more walkable and spend less on trying to make one way streets to pretend to be a big city.


May 28, 2010 9:09 PM Become a more "walkable" town like Qualicum. Stroll from store to store, not just Craig Street. More of a small town/village atmosphere.


May 19, 2010 5:36 PM Downtown is too fragmented and has too much traffic going in all directions. Pedestrian friendly would be nice!


Jun 4, 2010 9:58 PM More police presents because of drugs and vandalism. policing

May 27, 2010 9:02 PM Stop the crime wave, the gangs that are moving in. Get a handle on the vandalism, violence. Change policies of individuals that have legitimate complaints. Actually investigate complaints, not add to the person's grief.

policing

May 19, 2010 8:09 PM grow and evolve gradually; policing policingJun 18, 2010 9:08 PM Population cap. Steady state economy. Stop big scale

waterfront developments downtown.population cap development - beach

May 18, 2010 11:32 PM Control the rate of growth. Include a population cap in the Official Community Plan. Preserve envrionmentally sensitive areas, wildlife habitat areas, waterfront, greenspace and established native trees. Plan for the long term using sustainability priniciples.

population cap OCP green space

May 22, 2010 12:30 AM put a formal limit on the # of people we can accommodate. Plan to expand the water resevoirs

population cap water supply

Jun 2, 2010 3:20 PM I believe the action taken in Qualicum to cap the town's population at 11,000 would fare well in Parksville as well. There are many other areas on the Island to retire to.

population cap

May 28, 2010 6:57 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Have a population cap. population capMay 18, 2010 9:29 PM Grow and develop gradually, but stay smaller. We need

a growth cap.population cap

May 12, 2010 5:05 AM Set a population cap population capMay 24, 2010 1:14 AM I want Parksville to change when necessary, but with

input from the people and not have those elected ram stuff through without due process. I also want City employees to implement policy - not make it.

public input

May 26, 2010 4:32 PM Make the community youth friendly ie: transportation - buses - good for our retirement citizens too. Add bicycle lanes on all roads

public transit biking

Jun 16, 2010 3:38 PM Stay the same. Reduce the use of private automobiles and increase the use and availability of public transportation.

public transit

Jun 10, 2010 4:56 PM Stay the same. Improve transportation within city and between city and adjacent communities.

public transit

May 25, 2010 8:17 PM Transportation public transitMay 25, 2010 6:09 PM grow and evolve gradually; have another Tim Hortons in

the Hirst Ave. arearestaurants

May 31, 2010 8:58 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Fill the many retail spaces that are currently vacant before building any more.

retail development

May 18, 2010 10:38 PM Improve roads and public transportatoin, more seniors accommodation

road maintenance public transit affordable housing

Jun 15, 2010 4:08 PM Stay the same. Improve connections between same roads; ie, proper alignment and use paint.

road maintenance

Jun 10, 2010 3:23 PM Fix the roads we currently have; ie, Banks Ave W., Moilliet, Morison. These older roads need some TLC.

road maintenance

May 18, 2010 6:04 PM Stay the same as it is now. There is too much going on at the same time. I cannot go from one side of town to another without running into workmen.

road maintenance

Jun 4, 2010 10:07 PM Stop spending tax dollars on signs, boardwalks. Start spending on upgrading schools, schoolbuses.

schools

May 26, 2010 5:52 PM Improve sidewalks, curbs in older areas and fill in ditches. Encourage development of affordable housing for young, growing families. Keep fire protection and police services up to date.

sidewalks affordable housing firehall, policing

May 25, 2010 9:04 PM Sidewalks, less residential sprawl, no more mega-resorts.

sidewalks development - residential

development

Jun 18, 2010 3:55 PM More sidewalks. Retain forested areas. sidewalks forestsJun 8, 2010 7:58 PM Clean up sidewalks--so many unfinished. Small inner

city bus for everyone's use, especially seniors. Better planning for small businesses to grow. Roundabouts instead of deathly 4 way crossings.

sidewalks public transit traffic circle

Jun 1, 2010 9:14 PM Clean up city neighbourhoods. Add sidewalks and curbs. Stop cheaping out when resurfacing roads and avoiding proper finishing.

sidewalks road maintenance

May 17, 2010 10:20 PM grow and evolve gradually; provide all streets with curbs and gutters and sidewalks; get rid of open drainage ditches along side of roads

sidewalks road maintenance

Jun 17, 2010 6:11 PM Wider sidewalks to accommodate scooters and wheelchairs and walking.

sidewalks

Jun 15, 2010 4:31 PM More sidewalk to encourage people to walk. sidewalksJun 14, 2010 4:35 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Sidewalks, so walking is

safer so I will walk more.sidewalks

Jun 4, 2010 4:24 PM More sidewalks on major roads and fill in ditches. Try navigating a walker from SOS to Royal Bank - many different levels and no continuous sidewalk.

sidewalks

Jun 17, 2010 4:41 PM Sidewalks from Bay St to Pym. It is impossible for handicapped to travel along the old highway. Remove poles from middle of sidewalks.

sidewalks - Bay to Pym

Jun 8, 2010 9:46 PM 1. Improve Forsythe from Finholm to Pym; add sidewalks and curbs. 2. Retro fit older neighbourhoods with underground wiring.

sidewalks - Forsyth btw Finhome & Pym

underground Hydro

May 19, 2010 8:25 PM Instead of concentrating on spending all our taxes to beautify the downtown core, spend some on the area only two blocks away. We pay taxes as well as the business area. (e.g. no side walk from Alberni hwy to McMillan on Hirst in front of the Legion and the church)

sidewalks - Hirst btw Alberni & McMillan

May 21, 2010 6:58 PM Sidewalks badly needed all the way on Jensen Ave. sidewalks - JensenJun 1, 2010 9:49 PM Sidewalks in town ie Weld Street, Craig Street sidewalks - Weld,

CraigJun 11, 2010 3:41 PM Build walking paths and sidewalks so that people can

walk and bike all over the City safely. Someone is going to get killed walking on the Island Highway and on streets without sidewalks.

sidewalks, walkways, biking

Jun 2, 2010 3:30 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Improved traffic flow including calming mechnisms - specifically Stanford Avenue

Stanford Ave - make changes

Jun 3, 2010 4:55 PM Stay the same. No major retail stores. Affordable housing.

stores affordable housing

Jun 14, 2010 10:16 PM Stay the same. No big box stores. No more big development on beachfront.

stores development - beach

Jun 15, 2010 9:05 PM Grow and evolve gradually. No big box stores. In many communities, Walmart has destroyed small business and kills downtown area. Maybe light industry on outskirts for a larger tax base.

stores economy

May 23, 2010 5:27 PM Grow similar to Qualicum Beach. ie: No BIG BOX STORES and Population Growth Controls

stores growth

Jun 4, 2010 5:16 PM Have stores that keep us shopping in Parksville, so the money and jobs are here.

stores jobs

May 28, 2010 3:47 PM More stores so children have work. stores jobsMay 22, 2010 6:10 AM larger / better stores to keep my shopping dollers in

parksville, not going to nanaimo , and in turn provide more job opertunities for people seeking work

stores jobs

May 19, 2010 4:23 PM Permit big box stores to improve job opportunities and city taxes

stores jobs

May 25, 2010 6:32 PM A Canadian Tire store, Walmart, Superstore and another Tim Hortons near Wembley Mall, and a hospital.

stores medical

May 27, 2010 7:51 AM I read a parksville tourist guide recently, and in it was listed at least two laundromats and a dollar store. In short, we need better shops, perhaps some for younger people as it can be inconvenient to drive to nanaimo all the time, and the one youth trendy clothes shop, "disco lemonade" closed down. I believe a movie theatre, even if small, would be very popular here. I also think that wembley mall could be improved. It has potential, right now though it feels dark and boxey, and again there are limited store choices. Food for thought.

stores movie theatre Wembley mall

May 18, 2010 11:38 PM better stores and parking stores parkingJun 7, 2010 5:55 PM More shops, better bus routes. stores public transitMay 20, 2010 8:25 PM More stores and restaurants and pubs. stores restaurants pubsMay 17, 2010 9:54 PM grow and evolve gradually; it would be nice if there was

more shopping and restaurantsstores restaurants

May 31, 2010 10:50 PM Better stores, enforce traffic laws - some seniors should not drive, more small restaurants and better food at events

stores traffic restaurants

Jun 2, 2010 6:48 PM Better shopping and traffic control. stores traffic controlMay 31, 2010 9:25 PM Add some larger commercial stores ex. Canadian Tire,

London Drugs, Costco, Medical Centre, swimming pool.stores youth facilities

Jun 16, 2010 10:06 PM Instead of everyone--including council, business people--shopping in Nanaimo, bring Canadian Tire here. These small businesses you want us to shop at are too expensive and don't have what we want.

stores

Jun 15, 2010 9:28 PM Grow and evolve gradually. More big box shopping. storesJun 10, 2010 4:15 PM Include small commercial areas such as convenience

stores, video stores, etc.stores

Jun 8, 2010 4:09 PM Some big box stores such as Canadian Tire and Walmart so we don't have to drive to Nanaimo. Some people don't drive. Can't bring too much on bus.

stores

Jun 7, 2010 4:41 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Allow larger stores. storesJun 7, 2010 4:11 PM Attract some bigger stores and businesses so people

don't have to go to Nanaimostores

Jun 2, 2010 10:35 PM Need retail to avoid having to travel to Nanaimo, eg. Canadian Tire

stores

Jun 2, 2010 6:39 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Does need more box stores, not on the edge of the city.

stores

Jun 2, 2010 4:27 PM Merchants are losing money because you have to drive to Nanaimo for most things other than groceries. I have to drive for thread.

stores

May 31, 2010 9:41 PM Shops so as not to have to travel to Nanaimo so much - clothing

stores

May 31, 2010 8:31 PM Grow and evolve gradually. More shopping, box stores, nightlife.

stores

May 28, 2010 5:52 PM To enable big stores like Canadian Tire so we can spend our money here and we then can collect taxes to enhance Parksville.

stores

May 28, 2010 5:33 PM more shopping storesMay 28, 2010 4:02 PM I think Parksville makes it too difficult for viable

businesses to set up shop, Canadian Tire for one. What was wrong with by the bridge? What is there now doesn't look good.

stores

May 25, 2010 9:16 PM Include box stores eg. Canadian Tire storesMay 25, 2010 6:25 PM More shopping centres and Canadian Tire store. storesMay 21, 2010 9:42 PM Grow and evolve. Become more like Courtenay with our

own stores, larger shopping.stores

May 21, 2010 4:40 PM Local shopping options. Well known chain stores. storesMay 21, 2010 4:25 AM large chain stores such as London Drugs and Canadian

Tirestores

May 20, 2010 6:53 PM Grow and evolve gradually. More amenities, shops etc. stores

May 20, 2010 5:59 PM Parksville is an old sprawling "city" which will never have a compact small town feel so allow some of the big box stores to set up shop. No amount of downtown development is going to keep the shoppers totally in Parksville. Courtenay which has a compact downtown area has recognised that people want the bigger chain stores and welcomed them.

stores

May 19, 2010 9:57 PM Allowing things to change, i.e. Canadian Tire building here.

stores

May 19, 2010 5:42 PM Better shopping for shoes and other clothing without having to go to Nanaimo.

stores

May 18, 2010 6:12 PM grow and evolve gradually; better shopping; many people go to Nanaimo for goods and get groceries then as well

stores

May 18, 2010 3:10 PM some box stores storesMay 17, 2010 5:56 PM no more franchise stores storesMay 17, 2010 4:45 PM stores to have residents shop at home instead of going

elsewherestores

May 11, 2010 11:26 PM Stores to shop at. storesJun 8, 2010 5:52 PM Stay the same. Sustain itself. sustainabilityJun 7, 2010 10:08 PM Grow and evolve gradually, within limits. We must be

able to support the population and not run out of water, etc.--sustainability.

sustainability

Jun 2, 2010 3:24 PM Stay the same. Hold the line on taxes. Emergency medical.

taxes medical

Jun 10, 2010 5:25 PM Lower property taxes. Water cleansed so as not to leave stains on clothes. Listen to the people.

taxes water supply

May 28, 2010 8:30 PM A more business friendly attitude. Responsible spending and not just attacking businesses with larger tax increases. See next 2 years commercial tax increases.

taxes

May 18, 2010 5:24 PM grow and evolve gradually; see City operate with no debt (Hazel, mayor of Mississauga did it)

taxes

Jun 21, 2010 3:59 PM Culverts and sidewalks on major arteries; ie, Temple. Remove traffic circles on Temple. Washrooms downtown.

Temple sidewalks, traffic circle

downtown washrooms

Jun 10, 2010 6:17 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Encourage tourist activity. Stimulate the local economy; create jobs; many more jobs in the winter months.

tourism economy jobs

May 25, 2010 5:03 PM Less of a hotel/motel community, more of a rustic resort/family oriented in keeping with natural surroundings (ie Beach Club vs Tighnamara)

tourism

Jun 8, 2010 8:54 PM More liveable community. More areas to walk. Quiet, less traffic.

traffic

May 27, 2010 10:00 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Left hand turn signals. traffic controlMay 26, 2010 10:16 PM Stay the same as it is now. More 4-way stop signs. traffic controlMay 25, 2010 8:34 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Need 1. crosswalks; 2.

more traffic control.traffic control

May 7, 2010 6:11 PM Do not allow BIG trucks access to small neighbourhood roads

traffic control

May 27, 2010 4:27 PM Grow and evolve gradually. More pedestrian and bycycle friendly. Reduce through traffic. Shut down the Harleys.

walkways biking traffic control

Jun 1, 2010 10:51 PM Walking/biking trails suitable for retirees. walkways bikingMay 28, 2010 6:33 PM Make community more "walkable" and bike "rideable" walkways bikingMay 25, 2010 4:15 PM More walking trails away from vehicle exhaust. Water

quantity & quality protection. Protect integrity of PV Bay beach

walkways water supply beach

Jun 3, 2010 6:46 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Better and more (safe) pathways.

walkways

Jun 11, 2010 4:23 PM Sanitary facilities in downtown core. Low cost housing. washrooms downtown

affordable housing

Jun 14, 2010 8:58 PM Grow and evolve gradually. Immediate changes: Water treatment plant. Now secure remaining waterfront for future generations to enjoy.

water supply buy waterfront property

Jun 14, 2010 6:09 PM Stay within its carrying capacity. Water already strained. Keep developer Dollars "chained" by OCP.

water supply development

May 25, 2010 2:24 AM I would like the city to move ahead with the issues around water teatment, the new fire hall, the transportation plan which is needed for the City to grow, evolve, and redevelop. Can we do the walk ways and cycle paths now and wait to do the roads?? The redevelopment of the city needs to take into consideration the nature of "mom and pop" buisinesses which will move out to lower tax areas unless we can keep the fees down.

water supply firehall traffic control

Jun 8, 2010 5:29 PM Have infrastructure: mainly water in place before growth water supply

Jun 4, 2010 6:42 PM Better management of water reservoirs and collection of water to support present and future growth of the city.

water supply

Jun 9, 2010 6:00 PM Wembley Mall needs attending to and Craig Street needs to clean up.

Wembley mall Craig St

Jun 4, 2010 10:11 PM Recreation, affordable housing, to attract young families and/or serve existing families

youth facilities affordable housing

Jun 8, 2010 8:47 PM Entertainment for youth; mini hospital; theatre. youth facilities movie theatreMay 22, 2010 8:37 PM There needs to be some recreation and activities for the

young people to do; especially a theatre. I feel alot of young people are bored and so get into trouble with crime and drugs!

youth facilities movie theatre

Jun 8, 2010 6:25 PM More for the children. There is not a lot of 'fun' to be had. We have to drive to Nanaimo for Jumpin Jiminy's inexpensive haircuts for kids and more.

youth facilities

Jun 4, 2010 4:55 PM Family friendly places and activities, facilities. youth facilitiesJun 1, 2010 10:38 PM More activities for tender youths. youth facilitiesMay 31, 2010 5:17 PM Being more receptive to familes. More youth activities,

rec centre etc. that is more than just skating/hockey.youth facilities

May 20, 2010 6:23 PM More facilities for youth. The arena was a good idea. We also need a pool with rec centre attached, i.e. weights & gym, indoor soccer.

youth facilities

May 19, 2010 6:48 PM Entertainment for pre-teen and teenagers, ie. Activity Centre with pool tables/video games/hang out centre. Disrespectors will not be allowed in.

youth facilities

Jun 2, 2010 10:15 PM Zoning for residential areas to be studied as to private business changing the quality of a street and neighbourhood - ie. used car sales

zoning

May 25, 2010 11:09 PM Enforce the zoning that exists stop changes little things to suit each new Council stick to the plan- you actually have a plan you know!

zoning

Jun 18, 2010 9:40 PM Stop making reckless decisions based on a few people's pockets and agendas

Jun 14, 2010 5:41 PM Stop spoiling the natural beauty.Jun 11, 2010 5:23 PM Turn it back in time, growth and bodies. Costs money

and problems, no matter how the icing is put on the cake.

Jun 4, 2010 5:49 PM Stay the same as it is now - but change the mayor. Too many wrong ideas for a small community.

Jun 1, 2010 10:44 PM More of a community feel. Some way to tie it together.

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