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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
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Sunriver school site, playing fields caught
in council spotlight Pirjo Raits
Sooke News Mirror
Residents of Sunriver Estates want their proposed school site to be located off Phillips Road for a variety of reasons, the main one being safety of the students. To this end they had 157 residents sign a petition which was presented to District of Sooke council on October 28. Sooke District 62 also prefers the new site as it is flatter and would accommodate the playing fields. The developers at Sunriver had requested a change in the site of the school and playing fields in 2010 to a six hectare site to the east of the original site. An Agricultural Land Reserve exclusion/inclusion request received conditional approval. The new site has extensive assessments done through test pits and it was determined that more study needed to be carried out on the extend of the unsuitable soils discovered through the survey. There has been a one-year extension granted by the ALC. At issue with council
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Mayor Wendal Milne
was the original agreement whereby the developers agreed to build both a soccer field and a slo-pitch field. There was some talk of the developer (Shambrook Hills Dev. Corp.) providing $300,000 to the district to build the fields rather than the developer. This did not sit well with council who felt it could cost considerably more than $300,000 because of the assessments done on the property in question. At issue as well is the fact that the original agreement stated that two appraisals of the property needed to be completed as well as School Site Acquisition Charges (SSAC) be paid to the district and in turn to the school district.
Councillor Rick Kasper brought up these other issues. He asked if money (SSAC) had been paid to the school district by Sunriver for units created in accordance with provincial statutes. The answer was ‘no.’ If each unit paid an average of $500, and there are 715 units at build out, the total monies in SSACs total over $357,000. “The monies were supposed to be paid,” said Kasper. “The property was never transferred to the school district. I’m at a loss as to why certain things haven’t moved forward.” On the minds of other members of council was the playing fields. “My only concern is the playing fields,” said Mayor Wendal Milne, “we need those now. My preference would be to see you guys build those fields. You could do it cheaper than the municipality... we don’t want to be caught with geotechnical unknowns.” A motion was passed at council to have staff go back and talk to the proponents regarding the preparation and construction of two playing fields.
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Casting about for salmon
Fly fishers in the Sooke River enjoy a perfect fall day.
Crash claims victim on West Coast Road At 9:30 p.m. on Monday night, October 28, the Sooke RCMP, BC Ambulance Service paramedics and local fire crews from Otter Point and Sooke responded to a single vehicle crash in the 8700 block of West Coast Road (Hwy. 14). Despite the efforts of emergency crews at the scene, the 29-year-old male driver and sole occupant of the 2006 Toyota Corolla, succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The cause of this crash remains under investigation by
the Sooke RCMP, South Island Traffic Services, RCMP Traffic Analyst/Reconstructionist, and the BC Coroners Service. Preliminary information indicates that the road surface was dry at the time, and the weather was clear. West Coast Road was closed for several hours as police conducted their investigation. The road was opened again at 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The Sooke Fire Department offered mutual aid to the first responder which was the Otter
Point Fire Department. Sorensen said the accident occurred close to Gordon’s Beach and the vehicle went off the road and crashed into a tree. He stated there were many witnesses and people on the scene. Any witnesses to this crash who have not yet spoken to police, are asked to contact the Sooke RCMP at 250-642-5241. The identity of the deceased will be released at a future date by the BC Coroners Service.
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