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Subject sewage project to independent review

Re: “Sewage project suffers major setback,” May 28. This decision by the provincial government should be viewed as an opportunity, not as a setback.

Re: “Sewage project suffers major setback,” May 28.

This decision by the provincial government should be viewed as an opportunity, not as a setback.

From the beginning, the federal government’s edict that all towns must have secondary waste treatment has been both challenged and defended by Victorians. It does, however, appear from the deadlines given by the federal government that there is time to, once and for all, settle the problem.

Create, therefore, an independent review made up of scientists, engineers, health practitioners and economists. I suggest, in spite of what might be put forward, that such a group could be assembled in a matter of days, rather than weeks, and I also suggest if would not necessarily be expensive. There are many with the needed background willing to donate their input.

It is time to resolve what is needed and what are the cost benefits. With so many other needs sourced from our taxes, we must be assured that the money is spent on the things for which we get the best return. This is, with respect to the waste treatment plant, of much contention.

We now have the opportunity to do what is required to put this to rest. If we don’t, in all probability the matter will drag on, time will run out, the federal and provincial governments’ time limits will run out, the project will have started and we in Victoria will have to find a billion dollars, which could break the bank.

J.R. Brown

Saanich