Letter of Support Examples

Dear Mayor and Council,

I am writing this letter in support of the most recent proposal by Reliance Properties for the project known as “ 1314‐ 1318 Wharf Street – Northern Junk”. 

Reliance Properties have clearly listened to each recommendation made in response to their earlier proposal and have resolved each with clarity and success. I have lived in Victoria for 40 years and watched the old buildings deteriorate year after year. What a pleasure it is to see this creative solution for keeping them visible and renewing them for their new lease on life.

One of the most wonderful things going on in Victoria is the David Foster Walkway and this project has incorporated it very nicely into the design. It will be wonderful to get this portion completed and connected to the other side of the bridge. These are the sort of things that impress tourists ‐ but are also terrific for locals. It just keeps getting better and better.

Having more living accommodation wrapping around that area of Old Town will help to keep the area vibrant year round. More downtown residents mean more opportunities for local businesses. It will help to keep our Chinatown grocers in business and our restaurants and cafes as well. It’s our local community who will benefit primarily ‐ and then it’s just icing on the cake for our tourists. Maybe one day, a small dock can be incorporated for the Harbour Ferries to make a stop on their historical tours. I really enjoy that the older buildings will be visible from the harbour ‐ just as gold rush pioneers would have seen them upon entering many years ago.

I am in favour of the project and hope that Council will pass this very worthwhile project to enhance the beauty of our harbour and city.

Sincerely,

Karen Brown

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Victoria, BC

Dear City of Victoria Mayor & Council and Legislative Services,

Please receive this email as my formal letter of support for the development project: 1314‐1318 Wharf Street – Northern Junk. Please add this piece of correspondence to the COTW report.

As a City of Victoria resident, homeowner, business owner and commercial real estate owner, I would like to wholeheartedly support this development project proposed by Reliance Properties.  The redevelopment of the Northern Junk location and the latest proposal by Reliance Properties (dated October 11, 2019) is a thoughtful, well‐designed project that will add vibrancy through creative design and development in a special Downtown Core location which is in desperate need of revitalization. In addition, we are well aware of the rental housing supply ‘crisis’ throughout Greater Victoria, the City of Victoria and within the Downtown Core – of which the Northern Junk project will provide much needed rental housing supply to continue with the broader theme of the private sector bringing rental homes to market for the benefit of the broader rental community in Greater Victoria.

To close, Reliance Properties is focused on enhancing the urban experience in the City of Victoria through creative solutions to development challenges – as illustrated by the proposed Northern Junk development project. I fully support this project and I cannot help but be excited for its future after reviewing the latest proposal and digital renderings.

Best Regards,

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