Dear Editor:
This letter is written in regards to the article that appeared in the Nov. 23 edition of the Osoyoos Times under the headline, ‘Town delays extending deal with Desert Park Society following debate over noise bylaw.’
I was just wondering if the town has the legal authority to change the operation of a business or a society such as the one that operates Desert Park that was established and operating before being incorporated into the town’s boundaries?
Having lived here for the last 54 years and first coming here when Osoyoos was still a village, I, of course, remember when both the golf course and the Desert Park racetrack facility were built.
Having helped at the races, I know that a watering truck was used to get the turf ready for training of horses.
There were no houses in the area at the time and if any homes that have been built nearby since then, they must have known of their surroundings.
If there has been any substantial increase in noise since the town incorporation, such as additional water trucks, then I could see the town’s concern.
As Chief Administrative Officer Barry Romanko stated, “One complaint is not really a problem.” I, therefore, suggest that it is not the responsibility of the Desert Park Exhibition Society to find a solution, rather for the town to act within its own legal responsibilities.
A real simple solution would be for the unnamed complainant to move to inner Mongolia as I hear it is real quiet there.
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to write about this issue.
Fred Fouty
Osoyoos, B.C.
