Editor: For the past several months, we have been honoured to serve as community representatives on the mayor’s Standing Committee on Public Engagement.
As residents of the Township of Langley with a passion for public participation, we are pleased for the opportunity to help enhance two-way communication between the Township and residents during planning and development processes.
When it comes to development in our communities, we believe the Township has done a great job in engaging its citizens in some decision-making processes.
Some decision-making processes have shown there is still room to learn and grow.
That is why it is so important that residents get involved in the upcoming Open Houses on Public Engagement, being held by the Committee on Oct. 20 (5-9 p.m.) at Langley Events Centre in Willoughby; Oct. 22 (5-9 p.m.) at Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Centre and Oct. 24 (11 a.m-4 p.m.) in the ABC Room of the George Preston Recreation Centre in Brookswood.
This is your opportunity to have your say. Tell us how you would like to be heard in regards to managing growth and developing neighbourhoods.
How do you like to express your opinion?
Do you like face-to-face interaction or prefer to engage digitally? What works for you?
Everyone has a different viewpoint, and the committee needs to hear from as many people as possible to reach the most effective conclusions.
Input collected from the open houses and other committee activities will be used to inform a recommendation to council on how to enhance public engagement during development and planning processes.
Drop in at your convenience and stay as long as you like. These open houses will be fun and interactive — and promise to be unlike any other public drop-in you’ve been to.
Every opinion counts, and by dropping in, expressing your views, and having some fun, you can help shape the way the Township grows.
Susanna Haas Lyons,
Ellen Peterson,
Barb Sharp,
Citizen Appointed Representatives on the Mayor’s Standing Committee on Public Engagement