Despite only 31 of 151 respondents supporting the project and 114 of 151 not supporting the location of this project, the District’s Chief Administrative Officer recommended that the District move forward on this development. Potentially losing a public asset for the next five years (and perhaps ten), this seems extremely short sighted by the District, given that this parking lot serves as overflow to the Smoke Bluffs Parking Lot and could potentially be the answer to the rising parking crisis at all major outdoor hotspots in the Sea to Sky Corridor.
Here is the report in detail. For those who love pictures, please view below.
The vote to finalize the lease agreement for this proposal will take place on Tuesday, January 17th, 2017. Squamish Climbing Magazine urges everyone to write the Squamish City councillors immediately and stand up for use of these public lands. Please write the City council @ council@squamish.ca