Evergreen Line January 2012 Update

Well they say it's going ahead.  11 km, 6 stations (turnstiles?  could we be so lucky)

The Tricities News had an interesting article.   According to the news
"Currently, city staff are working on four neighbourhood and area plans to concentrate the influx — in City Centre, Maillardville and Burquitlam as well as in Partington Creek, a new area on Burke Mountain."

And this doesn't sound good for Burquitlam....
"But according to a 2012 action plan report released Monday, the neighbourhood plan update for Burquitlam — where development pressures are being felt in anticipation of an Evergreen Line station by Burquitlam Plaza — is listed as “currently not resourced,” a comment that annoyed many councillors at the council-in-committee meeting. 
“We’ve been working full-out and we’ve had more success in getting more efficient in the planning department,” Irvine told The Tri-City News Wednesday. “Burquitlam is important. It needs a new area plan because it’s got the Evergreen Line. It’s got significant demands now for higher-density development in that area. And we really do recognize that we need to improve the overall community amenities in that greater area.” "

They talk about community meetings, input, changes to the neighbourhood plan - but considering we're the first stop on the line, how come they are under resourced here?  I realize that they are right - the vocal minority is the loudest voice.  But the silent majority?  Maybe they need to start coming out the Burquitlam Community Association meetings.  There's one coming up this week.