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Dan Cross of Ladysmith submitted a proposal for establishing an RV park on this Town of Ladysmith-owned property near Transfer Beach, and it was turned down by council earlier this month. Council says it cannot pursue Cross’s proposal — which involved operating a familyoriented campsite with tent and RV sites during the summer months — at this time because it will be updating its Waterfront Area Plan this year and wants to ensure it has a comprehensive plan in place before moving forward on any waterfront development.
Proposal for RV park hits a road block Lindsay Chung
by council at an executive hensive plan in place before we (closed) session May 6. move forward to develop our THE CHRONICLE In his letter to Cross explain- waterfront.” The property is not zoned for Dan Cross has wanted to bring ing council’s decision, Mayor an RV park to Ladysmith for Rob Hutchins says council is an RV park, and Hutchins says five or six years, but his latest unable to pursue his proposal at council has been consistent attempt has hit a road block as this time because the Town will with all waterfront development the Town of Ladysmith embarks begin a review of its Waterfront interests that rezoning proposArea Plan this fall. als will not proceed without a on a review of the waterfront. “The Town will be updating our review of the Waterfront Area Cross, a third-generation Ladysmith resident, had Waterfront Area Plan in 2013, Plan taking place first. Cross recalls he approached brought a proposal to the and council has determined that Town of Ladysmith to lease the no decisions regarding perma- Hutchins about five or six years Town-owned land near Transfer nent or temporary use of these ago with a proposal to put an RV Beach for three years and oper- Ladysmith waterfront lands park on the property behind the ate a 54-site RV park with tent will be made prior to adoption yellow gates. Hutchins encoursites. This property was an RV of the updated Waterfront Area aged Cross to consider a few Plan,” he wrote. “We want to other locations, including north park in the past. His proposal was turned down make sure we have a compre- of the Expo Legacy building on
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Oyster Bay Drive, and Cross says the idea “sort of died.” Fast forward to 2012, and Cross approached Hutchins again, and Hutchins suggested they look at two three-year temporary use permits because the property is not zoned for an RV park, and council could not legally consider a longer contract. Based on the idea of two threeyear permits, Cross had a business plan drawn up, had the land surveyed, had professional drawings drawn up and worked out construction estimates and logistics. Cross says he approached most of the councillors and
asked them for their suggestions and asked what their personal views on the proposal were. “All the ones I did speak to were very open and thought it was a great idea,” he said. Shortly before Christmas 2012, Cross says Hutchins informed him that the council wouldn’t be able to proceed with considering two three-year permits. “It kind of came out of the blue a little bit, and his reasoning was they can’t fetter another council into a contract,” said Cross. “At that time, things kind of went off the rail a little bit; I See Town Page 14
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