may 2006

I am working trying to get all the designs for the house to Per before I leave to Peru for my 25th wedding anniversary. We now need a special developmental permit that is a new thing required by the city of Parksville. (of course) They now want a new geotechnical report to supplement our three other reports. We also need a new survey and now a landscape planner has to give the city a required landscape plan for our lot. We have owned the beach house for 40 years and never even had landscape----t’s just been whatever natural floral and fauna happen to grow around the house--I can’t believe what the city is requiring. Rebuilding this house is turning out to be an incredible test of our patience. I really feel the city would be happy if we just gave up and put the lot on the market---hmmmmm maybe that's what they do want. How nice it would be if they could get their hands on over a half acre of waterfront property. Well that's not happening. We are determined this house will be built!