The Friends of Urban Agriculture – Lantzville (FUAL) is a group of dedicated Lantzvillagers who are committed to encouraging sustainable agricultural practices on any property, regardless of zoning. To that effect, we are trying to work with Lantzville Council to craft bylaws that will be more in line with the changing cultural values of Lantzville and the surrounding areas. However, we have repeated run into roadblocks and detours put in place by Council. Temporary Use Permits, which are irrelevant to agricultural purposes for many reasons, have been touted by Council as a solution despite the public outcry against them. Now, Council is going to ram a new bylaw through that, again, does not address many of the concerns that local growers and community members have. Now that we have a new bylaw on the table, FUAL asks Council to craft something that is worth having. FUAL will gladly meet with Council to discuss some of the issues that local growers have. As well, FUAL gladly welcomes other community members who wish to become a part of the discussion around urban agriculture in Lantzville. We can be reached at FriendsofUrbAg@gmail.com, www.LantzvilleUrbanAg.blogspot.com or at 250-327-2285.
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