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Letters April 16, 2008
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Concern over Big Bay Point's human impact

As one person who is a resident of Innisfil (Big Bay Point), I am thankful for the university graduates who have a brain in their head and money in their pockets in order to defend themselves and exercise our rights in a court of law.

I am not opposed to development, but I am very concerned about the impact 1,000 boats and the human element of so many people will have on a dying lake.

From what I understand from people who have resided in Big Bay Point for over 60 years, The Campus has always been private property and never a park area as was inferred in Nola Wale's letter last week, which suggested one must be invited in order to "play" there.

I am not sure where Wale obtained her incorrect information, but she should do some investigation before making statements.

Where in this day and age can anyone go with concerns that don't cost an arm and a leg?

The fact is that property taxes paid by the lakefront homeowners in Innisfil account for well over 50 per cent of all residential taxes, in fact the figure is close to 80 per cent.

Innisfil reaps great benefits from the disproportionate taxes assessed in the town. Could Wale afford to pay the taxes? I doubt it, otherwise she would live on the lake. As far as being wealthy; was she in my bank account or for that matter anyone else's?
Virginia Mason,
Innisfil