NO TO 222
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Good Citizens of Parksville
You have spoken loud and clear against the proposed supportive housing at 222 Corfield. Unfortunately, the Mayor and the majority of Council members with the exception of Teresa Patterson and Leanne Salter have refused to listen.
Our only option now is to retain the best legal counsel we can, and that's what our core group which has been working hard on your behalf all along has done. After much research, we chose a Vancouver law firm that has had considerable experience in these matters. So far they have been given a retainer by one of our core group members who went out on a limb financially for us. When their billable hours on our case exceed that retainer, they will bill us again - and so on as lawyers do - and we have to be prepared. That's why we really need your financial contributions.
Up until now, the core members of our group have borne all the expenses relating to our opposition of the 222 project including printing, postage, website etc. It's simply not possible for us to do this alone any longer if we want to continue to fight this.
The purpose of this Go Fund Me account is to raise funds solely for legal fees. I have been given the responsibility of setting up the account for us, and as the invoices are presented by our law firm, I will make withdrawals and pay these bills. We will continue to do that as long as necessary to win our case.
Another member of the "core" is acting as our legal liaison and has provided our law firm all the evidence we have amassed over the months that we have all been fighting this battle. We have to trust that these legal pros know what they're doing and require no guidance from us except to give them the information and documents that we have accumulated. They are now reviewing each piece of evidence and building our case.
This is our one and only chance to show a united front in a joint effort against 222 Corfield. As you can imagine, the lawyer's bill is already climbing and we need your help. Whether you can give $2220, $222, or $22 every contribution will be appreciated. You can choose to have your name show with your donation, or you can be anonymous. It's up to you. (For those of you who are uncomfortable donating online and would rather give a cheque or cash, please contact us on our dedicated email account at: [email redacted] E-transfers are available too.)
You have all made it evident that you love Parksville as much as we do and we wish that was enough, but it's not. So each of us has to dig deep, pitch in and donate as much as we possibly can to prevent this from happening to our City. We have plenty of evidence to support our case and with your help, we can win this fight.
It's our City, so let's do everything we can to stop 222 Corfield from being built and work on getting the illicit drug use out of Parksville once and for all!
We must preserve our beautiful beachfront community for its growing families, impressionable children, vulnerable seniors, thriving businesses and our valued tourists.
Thanks so much for your help and kind regards,
Melanie
P.S. For those of you who are uncomfortable donating online, please contact us on our dedicated email account at: [email redacted] It's set up for e-transfers. We can even accept cheques and cash if you prefer. If you are hearing about us for the first time and would like more information, please visit our website: https://www.parksvillecares.com/
You have spoken loud and clear against the proposed supportive housing at 222 Corfield. Unfortunately, the Mayor and the majority of Council members with the exception of Teresa Patterson and Leanne Salter have refused to listen.
Our only option now is to retain the best legal counsel we can, and that's what our core group which has been working hard on your behalf all along has done. After much research, we chose a Vancouver law firm that has had considerable experience in these matters. So far they have been given a retainer by one of our core group members who went out on a limb financially for us. When their billable hours on our case exceed that retainer, they will bill us again - and so on as lawyers do - and we have to be prepared. That's why we really need your financial contributions.
Up until now, the core members of our group have borne all the expenses relating to our opposition of the 222 project including printing, postage, website etc. It's simply not possible for us to do this alone any longer if we want to continue to fight this.
The purpose of this Go Fund Me account is to raise funds solely for legal fees. I have been given the responsibility of setting up the account for us, and as the invoices are presented by our law firm, I will make withdrawals and pay these bills. We will continue to do that as long as necessary to win our case.
Another member of the "core" is acting as our legal liaison and has provided our law firm all the evidence we have amassed over the months that we have all been fighting this battle. We have to trust that these legal pros know what they're doing and require no guidance from us except to give them the information and documents that we have accumulated. They are now reviewing each piece of evidence and building our case.
This is our one and only chance to show a united front in a joint effort against 222 Corfield. As you can imagine, the lawyer's bill is already climbing and we need your help. Whether you can give $2220, $222, or $22 every contribution will be appreciated. You can choose to have your name show with your donation, or you can be anonymous. It's up to you. (For those of you who are uncomfortable donating online and would rather give a cheque or cash, please contact us on our dedicated email account at: [email redacted] E-transfers are available too.)
You have all made it evident that you love Parksville as much as we do and we wish that was enough, but it's not. So each of us has to dig deep, pitch in and donate as much as we possibly can to prevent this from happening to our City. We have plenty of evidence to support our case and with your help, we can win this fight.
It's our City, so let's do everything we can to stop 222 Corfield from being built and work on getting the illicit drug use out of Parksville once and for all!
We must preserve our beautiful beachfront community for its growing families, impressionable children, vulnerable seniors, thriving businesses and our valued tourists.
Thanks so much for your help and kind regards,
Melanie
P.S. For those of you who are uncomfortable donating online, please contact us on our dedicated email account at: [email redacted] It's set up for e-transfers. We can even accept cheques and cash if you prefer. If you are hearing about us for the first time and would like more information, please visit our website: https://www.parksvillecares.com/
Organizer
Melanie Vds
Organizer
Parksville, BC