The residents in Village Green know they have something special. Village Green was built with 15-minute neighbourhoods in mind…long before we started talking about them. Their concerns, though, are with the significant vacancies in the shopping mall closest to them. They love that they can walk all through their neighbourhood and into Beaverbrook, Kanata Lakes and beyond, but they want their pathways kept up. The pathways on Campeau and up Knudson and through Beaverbrook where they walk need repairs!
They can see the future of LRT, but are not looking forward to the construction that will take place right behind them. They want the promise of Campeau Drive being widened (with proper bike lanes) kept. Traffic every morning and after school in front of Earl of March High School is something that they have to plan their lives around. They want something done about this. Village Green residents are happy that the storm water management facility to the east of them is there for all to enjoy, but they want it maintained so that they can enjoy it as it has become so overgrown.
The residents have endured considerable construction, early-morning construction and snow removal vehicles waking them up, and will be glad when it is completed. They are thankful that Bill Teron Park was preserved, but the amount of trees cut down around it was very difficult to watch. They want to be sure that the trees are replaced so that we can reach our tree canopy goal of 40%. Our current 29% is not acceptable to them.
Given the number of wonderful walking paths and sidewalks, Village Green residents want their routes cleared early and to the pavement during the winter. And, as with so many other residents, they want value for their tax dollars!
