The Editor,
I understand that the City of Richmond is considering spending a million dollars to add "retail space" to the Richmond Oval.
This would be a wonderful idea if Richmond were short of retail space. I suggest to you that we are not short of retail space; however, Richmond could use some support for families.
I would like to make the following, less expensive suggestion that would be a greater benefit to Richmond.
Why not an affordable, extended hours daycare centre? This would assist parents with their return to the workforce. The extended hours would help those parents working at the airport and in "retail."
Returning parents to the workplace would help families and would be good for the economy.
Scott Stewart
Richmond
