Dear Editor
Re: the Sept. 19, 2019, issue of the News-Optimist has once again done an excellent analysis of North Battleford鈥檚 parking issues as seen by our city planners. I stress our local News-Optimist has a history of accurate reporting. It鈥檚 called 鈥渢elling it like it is.鈥�
I read said article several times for it reported the very essence of our city planning committee鈥檚 frame of mind: 鈥淲e know best and we are not open to new ideas.鈥� In other words, 鈥淥ur minds are made up.鈥�
I refer to the following 鈥渋ssue of parking on vacant sites, an issue that has plagued North Battleford downtown in recent years.鈥� Would someone on the planning committee please explain to me and anyone else who might be interested why the possibility of extra parking downtown is a plague?
That deduction is followed by another and, I quote, 鈥淎llowing the practice to happen inflates the supply and makes it difficult to make changes to manage parking more effectively.鈥�
Now, if more parking makes managing difficult, what are the possibilities of attracting industry, the kind that brings new money into the city?
Harry Zamonsky
North Battleford
