Two campaign pledges for Cultus Lake Park
TWO CAMPAIGN PLEDGES FOR CULTUS LAKE PARK
CHILLIWACK – Sacha Peter is running for re-election to the Cultus Lake Park Board on two key campaign pledges for the upcoming term. The first is financial sustainability and the second is capacity management at the park.
On the first pledge of financial sustainability, Peter stated, “When our current board came in, we had to resolve a huge deficit and a bank account approaching zero. At the end of our term, we have surpluses and have managed to build over a million dollars into our reserve account balances. Financial sustainability is foremost my concern at Cultus Lake Park and I intend to continue our positive direction.”
On the second pledge of capacity management, Peter stated, “I have personally experienced and also heard from many Chilliwack residents that traffic to and from Cultus Lake during the summer season is horrible. Not only does this cause frustration, but there is a genuine safety issue if there needs to be an emergency evacuation of the area. The root cause of this traffic is residential density combined with the lack of a second road access to the Cultus Lake / Columbia Valley area. Until such a road access is built, I will pledge to not support any increase in residential density at Cultus Lake Park beyond the existing park use plan.”
Sacha Peter is currently the chairman of the Cultus Lake Park Board. A resident of Chilliwack, he is a certified management accountant and employs himself with policy and communications work in the public sector, financial analysis, accounting and writing.
Voters residing in Chilliwack can vote for up to five park commissioner candidates, including Sacha Peter, on November 19, 2011.
November 15th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Sasha Peter does not deserve to be re-elected! The improvement in Cultus Lake’s financial state has been built by excessive increases in Sunnyside fees (over 30% in one year) and large increases to leaseholders, not be any brilliant fianacial management strategies made by either Mr. Peter or the current board. As a matter of fact, several members of this board where on the previous board that ran this park into the ground! How stupid do you think we are?! To campaign promises……Mr. Peter’s words hold no credibility what so ever. When in board meetings or being asked direct questions in emails, he is at best evassive and often displays arrogance, distain and disrespect while not answering perfectly legitimate questions. As to accountability to the office he holds, there doesn’t seem to be any. Mr. Peter calls himself an “accountant”. This from a man that supports a vote for the grossly overpaid Chief Financial Officer to NOT sup
November 16th, 2011 at 10:35 am
With all do respect to the above poster, she has her facts incorrect.
Yes, we did raise revenues, a large part which was borne by increasing Sunnyside camping rates to market rates, but we also identified and cut expenses in many areas within the organization, including staffing costs. We brought the park from a huge deficit situation to a surplus and turned around the park financially.
I believe she thinks I display “arrogance, disdain and disrespect” simply because the answers to her questions that I provide are not the ones she wants to hear. Difficult decisions were made and I stand behind them.