Rutland residents had a lot to say at a July 20 town hall sponsored by BC United MLAs Norm Letnick and Renee Merrifield.

乌鸦传媒淚 think the main message was we want Rutland to be a healthy, vibrant community where we can raise our children and run our businesses in a way most communities want to do,乌鸦传媒� said Letnick.

Letnick added the community is under a lot of duress.

乌鸦传媒淭he people there last night made it very clear that some of the things they乌鸦传媒檇 like us to work on is the mitigation to the impacts of moving the social services office to downtown Rutland,乌鸦传媒� he said.

Letnick added other concerns from residents were the 乌鸦传媒榗atch and release乌鸦传媒� program of the NDP government, more focus on treatment and recovery for people dealing with substance use, and a replacement for Rutland Middle School.

He said he and Merrifield will continue to keep working as a team for the community.

乌鸦传媒淎dvocate for what Rutland needs until the next election, which is just a little over a year away, and hopefully Renee is in cabinet on the government side of the house, and then I think things will get better.乌鸦传媒�

Merrifield also has future townhalls planned for the Mission and Kettle Valley.

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