I have lived on Kirkwood Drive since 1995 and some of us original residents had dealings with Murray Brown/Canterra Properties in the late 1990s regarding the roadway system in Kingswood.

Originally, a roadway link was proposed from Kenilworth Crescent to Sir Winston Churchill Avenue. We were concerned then about the volume of traffic that would be using Kirkwood Drive as our neighbourhood developed. That roadway link was removed and Kirkwood Drive became the main road for all the construction vehicles as new homes went up.

Now, 17 years later, residents on Kirkwood Drive are faced again with Canterra’s opposition to building a roadway link from Kingswood Boulevard to Sir Winston Churchill Avenue because the company feels it’s not necessary.

I would like to invite Murray Brown to stand on my driveway and watch the number of speeding vehicles, transit buses, school buses and construction trucks that use Kirkwood Drive. At the public meeting held on June 19, 2012, residents of Kirkwood Drive voiced their opposition loud and clear that we do not want to see this proposed roadway link taken out of the original area structure plan again.

It’s going to be very interesting to sit and watch how Murray Brown will react to city council’s decision to not approve any further development from Canterra until he hands over the land for the park.

Sylvia Bilsky, St. Albert

Comments

NOTE: To post a comment in the new commenting system you must have an account with at least one of the following services: Disqus, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, OpenID. You may then login using your account credentials for that service. If you do not already have an account you may register a new profile with Disqus by first clicking the "Post as" button and then the link: "Don't have one? Register a new profile".

The St. Albert Gazette welcomes your opinions and comments. We do not allow personal attacks, offensive language or unsubstantiated allegations. We reserve the right to delete comments deemed inappropriate. We reserve the right to close the comments thread for stories that are deemed especially sensitive. For further information, please contact the editor or publisher.