Starting door-to-door in Middle Springs 1

It was a beautiful evening, and lots of folks were in the mood for conversation, so I covered only a small section of Middle Spring 1 tonight.  Wow - there are some real green thumbs up there!  The flowers were amazing.

Banff Avenue's new look and the town's recycling initiatives, especially organics, were items that got the most thumbs up from this first group of Middle Springs residents.  Looking out at the gorgeous evening, one man said that he's "just feeling pretty fortunate, overall", and I had to agree with him.

On the improvement side, bridge traffic was definitely top of mind for people tonight, pushing Banff Live into second place.  One couple told me that they had to walk to the Sports Hall of Fame dinner in their party clothes, because there was just no way to get their car onto Mountain Avenue on Saturday night at six pm.  I knew what they meant, because it took me more than 20 minutes to get from Valleyview to the CIBC that same evening.  One family expressed concern about emergency vehicle access to the south side of the river under those circumstances.

Other ideas and suggestions:

• keep an eye on spending, watch the big ticket items, remember the taxpayers
• watch out for and regulate vacation rentals
• support for  pedestrian bridge with a good direct connector trail to Middle Springs
• a request for improvement in snow clearing, and consideration of alternate-side parking to facilitate this