Editor:
Town council is considering a new bylaw to permit coach housing ... Is this what we need in Ladysmith?
Is anyone going to pay double taxes on their property? More water usage ... More garbage collection ... Will the home owner who has one on their property pay for that too? I think not ... We don’t need this in Ladysmith, maybe Victoria, as there are about 50 low-income houses in town now called condos for sale or rent already ... Let them buy or rent one and move into one of them or a trailer park if they need a place to live ...
Here is a cartoon I drew that I believe the new coach house will look like. Do you want to see this in your neighbour’s yard or across the alley from you? I don’t.
Gord Barney
Ladysmith