The Fort Langley Community Association put Bedford Landing in the spotlight again on Saturday, polling locals and visitors to the Fort about the waterfront's future.

Association members were asking a series of 10 questions to passersby, all about Bedford, the Fort, and the waterfront's future.

Among the questions were, "If a boutique hotel was built on the Fort langley waterfront, would this attract you to stay in Fort Langley?" and, "Would you like to see better access to the waterfront like parkland, swimming picnicking, etc.?"

The questions were sparked by controversy over changes developer ParkLane wants to make to the last segment of its Bedford Landing project.

Rather than create a boutique hotel and some low-rise condos with ground floor commercial space, ParkLane has asked the Township for a rezoning, allowing it to create condos, with only a very small single retail outlet.

At a public hearing, many residents, including newcomers to the Fort living in the existing Bedford Landing homes, objected to changing the original plan.

Township council voted to have its staff re-examine the project. A final decision is expected this month or in October.

Because there has already been a public hearing, the results of the questionnaire can't be submitted to council.

But the organizers hope it will still have an impact over the long term.

"There's a lot of interest," said organizer Sandra Cameron.

After less than three hours of stopping pedestrians by the Fort Langley Community Hall, the group had run through its supply of 200 questionnaires.

People are interested in the waterfront and its future, whether the Bedford Landing development, or in other areas.

The association wants to see a long-term strategy developed for the waterfront, said Martha Metzner.

"Council has to take a really close look at what it is that the community really desires before we make a decision," said Dan Fiola, a Bedford Landing resident who was handing out questionnaires.

Copies of the poll are available by emailing fortlangley@live.ca.