Langley Taxpayers Send Council Loud Message - Don't Bully Us Into 64th Street Liberal Overpass

Hundreds packed Langley Township Hall tonight with 39 speaking to Township council eloquently and passionately against the 64th Ave/Mufford/Glover Overpass. Only three speakers supported the proposed overpass. The youngest speaker was 10 and the oldest speaker was 84! Both were against the overpass as proposed.

Over and over the same message was delivered by the speakers that Council should not be 'blackmailed' or 'coerced' with a proverbial 'gun to our heads'. They were referencing late Friday afternoon's Minister Falcon's sudden and surprising letter to Mayor & Council essentially saying take it (their design) or lose it ($40 million of outside funding)! LFP reported on this letter in the previous LFP posting.

In fact some opposing the overpass like long time Langley resident Roy Mufford even wore pink "Bullying Stops Here" T-shirts to make their point. Still conspicuously silent just as in the "Where's Waldo" game, our Langley MLAs were, are and most likely will remain AWOL on this very controversial issue.

Speakers videos at the Overpass public hearing:

Pam Omelaniec - Video is 2:37 min - Railroaded & a certain Cllr. glares
Sam Omelaniec - Video is 2:47 min - Remove heavy rail out of Langley
Don Nundal - Video is 2:16 min - His father was Mayor of Langley
Terry Lyster - Video is 6:06 min - Ex Township Planning Director says No
Ken Cannon - Video is 3:51 min - Very Funny & great presentation
Bob Moats - Video is 3:28 min - Back of the Napkin planning & Brown Pit
Doug Preddy - Video is 2:34 min - We don't need a major overpass on a minor road
David Davis - Video is 5:19 min - Over 100 years of family farming there says no
Gary Tingley - Video is 1:43 min - Yes to overpass and yes to trains
Dan Mooney - Video is 6:19 min - Yes to overpass, eloquent other side of the argument
Guntrum Zell - Video is 4:23 min - Expropriate Langley City Land for the J Overpass
Terry Lyster (2) - Video is 2:18 min -If you still worked for council what would you advise?

Roy Mufford (1)- Video is 4:55 min - Preliminary design my @@@, A done deal!
Roy Mufford (2)- Video is 5:15 min - Re MP Cummins letter saying NO to overpass
Roy Mufford (3)- Video is 5:44 min - Roy answering Cllr. Richter's questions
Roy Mufford (4)- Video is 1:17 min - Roy Questions contd

Roy Mufford is a significant and integral member of VALTAC, the first and the longest running Langley based Interurban light rail advocate and transportation volunteer advocacy group. Roy comes from a long, well known & much respected family rich in Langley history of Muffords that started farming and grew up alongside hand in hand with Langley Township. In fact Mufford crescent is named in tribute of the Mufford's and their contributions to Langley. Roy Mufford is THE must listen to expert in the transportation field in Langley. His abundant knowledge of transportation history along with his VALTAC organization of experts and their combined in depth knowledge of the interurban, it's history and the current issue surrounding them remains unrivaled. Roy & his organization VALTAC, designed and suggested the now "J" overpass scenario which was outrightly turned down by both Minister Falcon and City Mayor Fassbender.