Dear Editor,

I realize there is a great need for the Gateway of Hope facility in Langley.

My only concern is the proposed location.

Every day, I see young people arriving at Dumais Park to buy drugs. They buy drugs from dealers who come and go in vehicles. The walkway from 207th Street to the creek is a haven for young people smoking drugs of various kinds.

I fear the flow of dealers will increase.

There is no lighting in that area. Most homes nearby are owned by the elderly. A facility like Gateway has the potential to attract both drug dealers and buyers, putting our citizens increasingly in the path of such unsavory and illegal activities.

There are better locations in Langley for this much-needed facility.

Locating Gateway in an area nearer to warehouses or commercial properties would be more appropriate. Locating it within arm's reach of people's backyards and homes is unacceptable.

Shirley Tataryn,

Langley

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