Area H petition

Don’t Let Princeton Vote For Us

A referendum for Princeton together with the diverse communities of Area H is scheduled for September 24. The process is flawed. The amalgamation of the Town of Princeton and Area H into one voting district is wrong. This is a subversion of the democratic process. As it stands, people in Area H will not be able to decide for themselves. Here is the petition form for printout. Please also make some copies of the information sheet to give out.

Information sheet on the major reasons for the petition.
rdospetitioninfo.pdf

Petition form to garner support for the independence of Area H.
rdospetition.pdf

Note that this petition needs to be delivered to the RDOS board by August 4.

About Area H

* The population (2006) is 2.208.
* Of the eight electoral areas contained within the RDOS, Electorial Area H, at 4,815 square kilometres is the largest, and represents approximately 46.2% of the total region.
* The long-term demographic trend in Electoral Area H has seen an increase in the average age of residents.
* In 2006, the average age of year round residents was 56 years.
* 74.4% of the residents in Area-H are composed of either 1 person or couples with no children.
* 46% of the Area H residents are seasonal.
* The main communities are Tulameen, Eastgate, Missezula Lake, Coalmont, Osprey Lake, Princeton Fringe, Allison Lake, and Princeton-Summerland Corridor (Five Mile Valley and Chain Lake Area). These are all addressed in the Electoral Area H Official Community Plan Bylaw.

Draft 2011 OCP

The community is now invited to provide preliminary feedback on these documents prior to their consideration by the Regional District Board later this fall.
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