A group of equestrians and horseback enthusiasts have pushed back the new bylaws proposed in Langley, BC, which would have banned horses on all public roads. According to the news outlet Langley Advanced Timeswho led the opposition to the ban was the keen eye Gloria Stelting, a local citizen who carefully read the 400-page agenda advocated by the Langley City Council.
The new bylaws were set to ban horses other than those used by police, all public spaces, and on town roads. “I’m actually reading the agenda, and that’s the only way you can see these things,” Stelting said. The era.
For reasons not explained, the new bylaws were not highlighted in the agenda. This was something other horse enthusiasts wanted to know slowly as they held back at the Council meeting on March 24th. At the meeting, town mayor Eric Woodward said he had read about social media suggestions from a weekend official.
“I think we all know there is considerable communication over the weekend and there are concerns about the proposed paragraph that will be added to the public space regulation bylaws specific to additional regulations for horses rather than other animals,” he reportedly said at the meeting.
As a result, Woodward made a move backed by Councillor Tim Bailey to abolish the proposed changes.
However, the question of how the proposed horse ban is included and hidden remains a mystery and concern. “How did you reach the councillor without entering it? No thoughts? It’s the most malicious, badly written, massive fix, but I was still going to be pushed through.” “It’s very Draconian.”
While there appeared to be some minor complaints about fertilizer on the road, “this paragraph on horses was inserted into the bylaw amendment without explanation to the council,” Mayor Woodward added. And so far, no one has made any progress to accept responsibility.
Earlier this year at BurnabyBC, local horse owners, riders were fighting city councils who wanted to pave the riding trails to make it easier to cross the route for bike commuters. BC War on the Horse lost one big fight, at least for the Langley riders.
