CLAYTON - Residents in Clayton are planning a rally to protest Surrey鈥檚 controversial illegal suite crackdown in their area.
鈥淭he Surrey City Council announced plans to evict over 300 families from their homes in the community of Clayton,鈥� a flyer for the event states. 鈥淲hy? Because of a parking shortage.
鈥淭he community of Clayton and their neighbours are coming together outside of city hall - rain or shine - to call on the city council to put families over parking and stop the evictions!鈥�
The rally against evictions will take place today from noon to 2 p.m. at the Surrey City Hall plaza (13450 104th Ave.).
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While Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner says the initiative is 鈥渙n hold鈥� until staff can review other options, rally organizer and landlord Greg Garner said the plan is to 鈥減eacefully protest these evictions.鈥�
He expects 50 to 100 people to turn out.
The city鈥檚 move has divided the community. While some support the city鈥檚 move to remove illegal suites from the area, others like Garner say it鈥檚 鈥渋mmoral.鈥�
The Clayton for Families group has also started a petition, which has garnered more than 2,600 signatures. See more at .
A has also materialized that so far, has 86 signatures.
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