SHELTER MAY DRAW DRUG DEALERS

Dear Editor,

I realize there is a great need for the Gateway of Hope facility in
Langley.

My only concern is the proposed location.

Every day, I see young people arriving at Dumais Park to buy drugs.
They buy drugs from dealers who come and go in vehicles. The walkway
from 207th Street to the creek is a haven for young people smoking
drugs of various kinds.

I fear the flow of dealers will increase.

There is no lighting in that area. Most homes nearby are owned by the
elderly. A facility like Gateway has the potential to attract both
drug dealers and buyers, putting our citizens increasingly in the path
of such unsavory and illegal activities.

There are better locations in Langley for this much-needed
facility.

Locating Gateway in an area nearer to warehouses or commercial
properties would be more appropriate. Locating it within arm's reach
of people's backyards and homes is unacceptable.

Shirley Tataryn,

Langley