Dear Editor:
RE: Council declares Strathallan Park surplus, opens door for new Catholic high school in Fergus, Feb. 1.
Wow, Strathallan Park declared surplus. A park with a children’s playground, sport playing field, winter skating pad (weather permitting). This moderate-sized green space is the only one of its size north of the Grand River in Fergus.
Council has declared the park surplus to open the door for a new Catholic high school.
If you have the availability, study this plot of land by going to Google maps and clicking on satellite view. How is it that they can shoehorn a high school in there?
A high school requires a large building footprint with a large parking lot, bus accesses, gymnasium, sport field, etcetera. All of this at a loss of utilized existing green space of a neighbourhood that is increasingly becoming denser.
David Barker,
Fergus