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Public hearings can be waived for DT projects Development incentive is the first of its kind in B.C. Carol Aun
Fletcher, Mission’s director of long range planning and Mission will soon be the special projects, noting only municipality in B.C. the Local Government Act to waive public hearings allows councils to waive on development projects public hearings. When a rezoning appliintended to improve downcation that fits in with the town. “No other community district’s plan is presented in B.C. has done it,” said before Dec. 31, 2016, council can decide whether or Mayor Ted Adlem. not to waive the Council gave the public hearing, new bylaw its first said Fletcher. three readings The public can Monday night to still comment move the Mission on the project if City Downtown they want after Action Plan forit is advertised, ward. The plan as the process is offers aggresunchanged. sive incentives ADLEM Other incento encourage and tives to encouraccelerate private age development investment and improvement projects in downtown include tax the area, which is roughly exemptions, municipal fee from Murray Street to the reductions, breaks in the east to Grand Street to the community amenity conwest, and from North Rail- tribution, relaxed density way Avenue to Second Ave- and parking regulations nue, including the former and an increase in district services. Bellevue Hotel property. The incentives would Because of the extensive public input process in apply to building permits developing the plan, peo- received before Dec. 31, ple just want to get on 2016 for projects that will be with it, explained Sharon completed by Dec. 31, 2018. MISSION RECORD
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Sports on display Mission City Boxing Club owner Dale Gatin spars with eight-year-old Cameron Karmison at last Saturday’s Sports Expo, held at the Mission Leisure Centre. The event brought more than 15 local sports organizations together to demonstrate to attendees what they have to offer. BOB FRIESEN PHOTO
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