Dear Editor:
I was floored to read in the North Shore News letters to the editor the complaint of a non-resident of the District of North Vancouver re: Residents Parking Only on Panorama Drive. The residents of Panorama Drive brought to mayor and council our concerns about the safety of our street and access of emergency vehicles. Our dead-end street had become a major traffic site with drivers going back and forth looking for parking so that they could hike the Quarry Rock trail. After a year of working with council and the traffic department, a solution was found that would respect our neighbours in the district up Indian Arm and the actual residents of Panorama Drive - a case of our mayor, council and district staff working to alleviate a safety and livability issue for residents.
Reading that a resident of the Belcarra area felt that their commuting should be considered as part of the solution and the rant against what many of us feel has been a first-class council for many years shocked and surprised me. Our mayor, council and district staff are responsible for the safety and well-being of the people that elect and employ them. They have performed that responsibility admirably in Deep Cove and continue to do so with the ongoing traffic study. Thank you Mayor Walton, councillors and district staff for the work and effort that came together to provide a Panorama Drive that seniors can walk on and youth can cycle on. We, your residents, are grateful.
J. Paul Stevenson
North Vancouver
