{"id":1,"date":"2026-02-04T05:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T05:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langleytomorrow.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-02-04T06:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:34:15","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langleytomorrow.com\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"The Need for Langley Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/langleytomorrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhyLangleyTomorrow-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Langley is a fast growing community that is facing serious challenges. We elected a mayor and slate that have tried to fix things by taking out unsustainable levels of debt. Instead of focusing on how decision will impact <em>tomorrow<\/em> they have been too focused on <em>today.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that debt we&#8217;ve got a soccer palace, a multi level hockey tournament centre and a 6 lane highway through the middle of a neighborhood. For all of the talk about how councils of yesteryear have put us in a bad place this slate is proceeding in exactly the same way except with a credit card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of focusing on the part of the truth that is convenient this will focus on what&#8217;s really going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Langley Tomorrow is focused on taking a look at how short sighted decisions made today are going to impact Langley tomorrow. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Langley is a fast growing community that is facing serious challenges. We elected a mayor and slate that have tried to fix things by taking out unsustainable levels of debt. 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