Document 6525412

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Fax cover sheet
To:
Arne Zabell
FVRD
1 -604.792-%84
From: Othdlo Neighbourhood Associatian (ONA)
Date; February 1, 2007
Re:
Letters of support (5) for community projects to be applied-far by F W D on our
behalf
6 pages including this fax cover sheet
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OtheLlo Neighbourhood Association (ONA)
c/o Graham Zillwood, President
67700 Othello Road
Hope, BC
VOX 1L l
604-860-4300
January 31, 2007
Arne Zabell, Director, Area B
Fraser Valley Regional Distrfct
45950 Cheam Ave.
Chilliwack, BC
via fax: 604-792-9684
Dear Director Zabell,
Further to our communications, please accept this Letter of support for a grant opportunity
under the Local Motion or Towns for Tomorrow programmes.
Our community concept is for:
1) construction of a water drainage "filtering" system to reduce polluted water enterfng
the Coqulhalla Rfver from road runoff
2) construction of a physical barrier for noise reduction, for vehicle emissions reduction,
and for reduction of the number of vehicles crashing into the river
along the section of the Coquihalla River across from our community of Othello.
As you are aware there is slgnfficantly-growingnumbers of vehicles using the Coquihalla
Freeway. This is affecting:
1) river water quality from road run-off so close to the river
2 ) steelhead fish stocks from run-off and exhaust pollution
3) pollution due to increased noise and traffic levels negatively affecting local residents
social well-being
4) increased noise and traffic levels to local businesses (campground, healer, ecoretreat,dq kennel)
We are hopeful you wlll assist N t h developing an estimate of cost.
,
Graham ~ i l w p r e s i d e n t ONA
Sue VandeVelde-5avola,Treasorer, ONA
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Othello Nei~hbourhoodAssociation (ONA)
c/o Graham Zillwwd, President
67700 Othello Road
Hope, BC
vox I LI
604-860-4300
January 31, 2007
Arne Zabell, Director, Area B
Fraser Valley Regional District
45950 Cheam Ave.
Chilliwack, BC
via fax: 604-792-9684
Dear Director Zabell,
Further to our communications, please accept this letter of support for a grant opportunity
under the Local Motlon programme.
Our community concept is for imflementation of a pedestrian and bike pathway along
Othello Rmd, As you are well aware there are significant traffic safety issues due to this
road being a small country road, Less than regulation wdth, trying to accommodate:
1) 240 semi-truck trips daily between the Coquihalla Freeway and the Nestle's plant
2) fnnumerable tandem dump t r u c k between the Ministry of Highways gravel pit and the
Coquihalla Freeway
3) 250,000 tourists and innumerable tour buses annually driving to the Coquihalla Canyon
Provincial Park, mostly during peak tourism season
4) innumerable local and visiting walkers (including lots of baby prams), hikers, cyclists
(Provincially-designated bike route) walking the corridor, especially along the section
from the Othello Tunnels Campground to the Coqufhalla Canyon Provincial Park.
5) Regular traffic between the Coquihalla Freeway and the District of Hope
We would also like to explore the opportunity for amending the traffic flow via a traffic
circle at the intersection of Tunnels Road, Othello Road, and Fishcamp Road in order to
provide traffic calming and traffic safety due t o the above factors.
We are hopeful you will assist with developing an estimate of cost.
Thank you for-cons
ion.
~ i l l f i ~ r e s i d e n t , ONA
Sue VandeVelde-Savola,Treasurer,ONA
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Othello Neighbourhood Association (ONA)
c/o Graham fillwood, President
677W Othello Road
Hope, BC
VOX 1L1
604-860-4300
January 31, 2007
Arne Zabell, Director, Area 6
Fraser Valley Regional District
45950 Cheam Ave.
Chilliwack, BC
via fax: 604-792-9684
Dear Director Zabell,
Further to our communicatlo~s,please accept tMs letter of support for a grant opportunity
under the T o w s for Tomorrow programme.
Our community concept is for improved dyking to accommodate high water and flooding of
the CoquShalla River.
While we do not have an estimate of cost as yet, we believe it w i l l be in the $450.000
range.
The benefits of improving the dykes in our area are:
1) Bank safety
2) Tourist safety
3) Road safety
4) Resident safety
5) Downriver safety
We are also waiting to hear from the Provincial Emergency Programme on this matter.
Sue VandeVelde-Savola,Treasurer, ONA
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Othello Neighbourhood Association (ONA)
C/O Graham Zillwood, President
67700 Othdlo Road
Hope, BC
VOX 1L1
604-860-4300
January 31, 2007
Arne ZabelL, Director, Area B
Fraser Valley Regionat District
45950 Cheam Ave,
Chilliwack, BC
via fax: 604-792-9684
Dear Director Zabell,
Further to our communications, please accept this letter of support for a grant opportunity
under the Towns for Tomorrow programme.
O w community square concept i s for a log structure to accommodate the following:
A)
A Lock-up section for:
1) School bus shelter
2) Children's safe bike storage, at the school bus stop, while children are at school
3) Canada Post boxes t o stop the frequent break-ins
4) Recycle "free" store/erchange to reuse items within the community
B)
A covered open-air section for:
1) a bench for children to wait for the school bus shelter
2) a tourist information map directing some 250,000 tourists annually to the Othello
Tunnels/local hiking trails, and provision of local emergency contact numbers
3) a community bulletin board
We have preliminary figures for an appropriate log structure from a Local log home builder
a t 18,000, including solar lighting and foundation. Landxaping is estimated at 52,000. We
are waiting to hear from private corporations to share in top-up funding.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Othello NeighbourRoodAssociation (ONA)
c/o Graham Zillwood, President
67700 Othello Road
Hope, BC
VOX 1L1
604-860-4300
January 31, 2007
Arne Zabell, Director, Area B
Fraser Valley Regional District
45950 Cheam Ave.
Chilliwack, BC
via fax: 604-792-9684
Dear Director Zabell,
Further to our communications, please accept this letter of support for a grant opportunity
under the Splrtt Squares programme.
Our community square concept i s for a 1% structure to accommodate the following:
A)
A lock-up section for:
1) School bus shelter
2) Children's safe bike storage, a t the school bus stop, while children are at school
3) Canada Post boxes to stop the frequent break-ins
4) Recycle "free" storelexchange to reuse items within the community
B)
A covered open-air section for:
1) a bench for children to wait for the school bus shelter
2) a tourist information map directing some 250,000 tourists annually to the Othello
Tunnels/Local hiking trails, and provision of local emergency contact numbers
3) a community bulletin board
We have preliminary figures for an appropriate log structure from a local lq home builder
a t 18,000, including solar lighting and foundation. Landszapins is estimated at S2,ODO. We
are waitlng to hear from private corporations to share in top-up funding.
Thank you for your:sonsideration.
Graham
, President, ONA
Sue VandeVelde-Savda
Treasurer, ONA