September 25, 2015 - Sharon Bunnin to all AMIB members re: Anson Road proposal
...In 2007 a water lease in Horton Bay, located off Anson Road ( about 500 meters north of the existing Horton Bay Dock ) was acquired by the CRD. The lease is currently zoned residential. The rezoning will allow it to be available for public use.
In a recent survey of marine facilities within the Southern Gulf Islands, Mayne Island was identified as having less than one quarter of the moorage per capita as compared to the surrounding Islands.
Over the past four years Mayne has seen a significant increase in the number of active boaters. Mayne Island has two public docks, Miners Bay and Horton Bay. The Horton bay dock is full throughout the winter and double and triple rafted during the summer. Following is a brief list of reasons which support a public dock at Anson Road.
Safety: Many of the Islands residents (some seniors) store their boats on a mooring buoy resulting in a risk to their personal safety when transiting between shore and boat. Senior residents have reported having to end their boating activities prematurely due to a lack of dock space on Mayne.
Economic: Mayne Island's lack of public docks has an economic impact. Residents of Pender,Saturna,Samuel and Lizard Islands use the dock to conduct commerce on Mayne. Our Island receives regular reports of potential new residents choosing alternate communities due to Mayne marine facilities not meeting their boating needs. New residents are a major economic driver for any community; a renovation or new build can provide thousands of hours if not years of employment for local Islanders.
Public vs. Private: The economics of a public dock provide for an efficient use of the Islands shore line while reducing their environmental footprint. A major portion of a dock's structure is the walkway and ramp required to gain access to the float. A single private dock serving one boat requires the same walkway and ramp as a public dock serving 20 boats.
Emergency Access: Docks play a critical role for both emergency access and evacuation to and from our Island.
The rezoning application is one of many steps towards actual progress being made toward increased marine facilities for our community. Many have worked hard to get us to this point. This opportunity may not happen again. Therefore ,we urge you to sieze the opportunity we have now, and show your support by attending the meetings and towns halls, and writing letters of support to the CRD and local Islands Trust.
The following are the individuals and agencies you can write, to demonstrate your positive support for the approval of the rezoning of the Anson Road water lease which would allow for the development of the proposed community dock:
CRD Director Dave Howe – directorsgi@crd.bc.ca
Local Trustee representatives - ( Jeanine Dodds, Brian Crumblehume, Chair George Grams) maltcwebmail@islandstrust.bc.ca Reference rezoning application: MA-RZ-2015.1
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Thank you for your support. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Sharon Bunnin, Secretary
Association of Mayne Island Boaters
September 25, 2015
In a recent survey of marine facilities within the Southern Gulf Islands, Mayne Island was identified as having less than one quarter of the moorage per capita as compared to the surrounding Islands.
Over the past four years Mayne has seen a significant increase in the number of active boaters. Mayne Island has two public docks, Miners Bay and Horton Bay. The Horton bay dock is full throughout the winter and double and triple rafted during the summer. Following is a brief list of reasons which support a public dock at Anson Road.
Safety: Many of the Islands residents (some seniors) store their boats on a mooring buoy resulting in a risk to their personal safety when transiting between shore and boat. Senior residents have reported having to end their boating activities prematurely due to a lack of dock space on Mayne.
Economic: Mayne Island's lack of public docks has an economic impact. Residents of Pender,Saturna,Samuel and Lizard Islands use the dock to conduct commerce on Mayne. Our Island receives regular reports of potential new residents choosing alternate communities due to Mayne marine facilities not meeting their boating needs. New residents are a major economic driver for any community; a renovation or new build can provide thousands of hours if not years of employment for local Islanders.
Public vs. Private: The economics of a public dock provide for an efficient use of the Islands shore line while reducing their environmental footprint. A major portion of a dock's structure is the walkway and ramp required to gain access to the float. A single private dock serving one boat requires the same walkway and ramp as a public dock serving 20 boats.
Emergency Access: Docks play a critical role for both emergency access and evacuation to and from our Island.
The rezoning application is one of many steps towards actual progress being made toward increased marine facilities for our community. Many have worked hard to get us to this point. This opportunity may not happen again. Therefore ,we urge you to sieze the opportunity we have now, and show your support by attending the meetings and towns halls, and writing letters of support to the CRD and local Islands Trust.
The following are the individuals and agencies you can write, to demonstrate your positive support for the approval of the rezoning of the Anson Road water lease which would allow for the development of the proposed community dock:
CRD Director Dave Howe – directorsgi@crd.bc.ca
Local Trustee representatives - ( Jeanine Dodds, Brian Crumblehume, Chair George Grams) maltcwebmail@islandstrust.bc.ca Reference rezoning application: MA-RZ-2015.1
:
Thank you for your support. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Sharon Bunnin, Secretary
Association of Mayne Island Boaters
September 25, 2015
