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LETTERS: Charlottetown residents respond to former mayor's waterfront vision

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Re: Asleep for vision on waterfront, Feb. 21

I just want to respond to a letter to the editor written by former Charlottetown mayor, George MacDonald.  Mr. MacDonald was/is clearly a man and leader with long-term vision who put the future and the protection of our resources ahead of short-term commercial development and interests. He put words to the very reasons we moved to Charlottetown four years ago.

I agree that the waterfront is our most iconic public asset and that buildings like the Forge are a permanent scar on that asset. It seems to me that our beautiful waterfront is being gradually eroded away piece by piece.  And when it is gone, it is gone! We need leaders with vision who will protect the beauty of our waterfront, preserve the historic landscape, and not sacrifice these things for anything. The historical past is very much related to the future; we need to vigilantly preserve both.

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