Dear Editor,
Just some things that need to be ‘cleared-up’ by our elected officials, and employees, officially speaking; all 3 intersections into Sylvan Lake from the infamous highway 11 need to be ‘upgraded’, so that the town and everyone around will benefit. It’s an easy fix, one that doesn’t need any more ‘study’, and once it is fixed, the cost recoups itself anyway.
Next, the more famous highway 11A, including the traffic circle, Alberta Transportation responsible, fire them all!
Then the ‘speed bumps’ along Lakeshore Drive and even past the marina and out of town to the west! Who do I send the bill to for the suspension work needed on my vehicle? Seriously?!
This past year has been atrocious, these are not paved roads — the gravel roads around town, the rural roads are in better shape.
What’s going on? I know they are doing construction at the marina and elsewhere, but to put off repaving doesn’t make any sense for a ‘tourist town’.
Just another way to make sure downtown and tourism die. Now allowing big buildings along the shoreline, sitting empty too, killing the view, wow someone is benefitting, and nothing more needs to be said about that.
Sylvan Lake has not had an actual beach in quite a few years now, again killing tourism. I remember the beach, it was awesome, it was the whole length of Lakeshore Drive, nothing like throwing a Frisbee in the sand!
No wonder most people polled go elsewhere.
And giant bathrooms? Wth? The politics are getting in the way of the actual truths! Money talks … ya, after doing acid all day?
I’ve had the privilege of living in this area for over forty years, it is beautiful and still has a chance to be more so.
The volleyball courts should be moved off the main pier and over to the area where they are ‘out of the way’.
The family park and picnic area should be on the main pier. Bringing families back, closer to food and drinks, etc., to the downtown area. It isn’t rocket science, with a few good changes to ‘welcome’ more people to this area as tourism and actually living here goes. You can’t let something shiny get in the way of right or wrong!
Rob Lanciault,
Sylvan Lake