The Cumberland Chinatown and No.1 Japanese Town Committee and its many supporters are to be commended for a job well done in sharing their vision for the preservation and enhancement of this very important cultural heritage site within our midst.

The committee's sincere respect and honoring of the gentle "spirit of place" of the delicate ecosystem containing this site is both exemplary and compelling. I believe their proposal is worthy of our utmost consideration as a community.

Thank you all for your tireless dedication to this very worthy project!