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THE BULLETIN PROUDLY SERVING KIMBERLEY AND AREA SINCE 1932 | Vol. 82, Issue 107 | www.dailybulletin.ca
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DEVELOPMENT
Taylor’s Mill saga goes on Eight years into the process, there’s still no final decision C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Kimberley City Council had a decision to make on the Taylor’s Mill development proposal last week and, after considerable discussion, decided not to decide. A staff report from the planning department presented Council with six possible options, though it recommended that Council go with Option one. Option one was “Confirm expectation and requirement that the development proceed in a manner consistent with the objectives set out in the Official Community Plan and in compliance to the City’s urban servicing standards.” The developer of Taylor’s Mill has presented the City with a plan for a new type of development, a Sustainable Living Business Incubator. The key to a development of this type is a different standard for services. See much more on exactly what this SLBY model is in the related story below. Simply put, it’s larger lots with septic systems instead of city sewer, smaller diameter water piping because use of grey water systems means less City-provided water would be required, and grav-
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The outdoor classroom is a big part of school life for Lindsay Park students, but it can’t be used for a day or two until some damage caused vandals is repaired. Also damaged was the school greenhouse. Lindsay Park students tell you in their own words how they feel about it, page 3.
See COUNCIL , Page 4
Different economic times, different development It’s not 2007 anymore, says Taylor’s Mill developer C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The good times are all gone, says Taylor’s Mill developer Fraser Armstrong, and the City of Kimberley has to work with developers in a changed economic climate.
Taylor’s Mill property is located on what is known locally as Concentrator Hill, across from the Catholic Church (see plan, right). This month marks the eighth anniversary of Armstrong trying to bring the project to fruition. He has changed his original proposal considerably since 2008 and is now seeking to get city approval on a Sustainable Living Business Incubator (SLBI) model, which requires a different standard of services.
“Since 2008 things have changed,” Armstrong said. “To remain steadfastly adherent to practices from years past is like flies bumping against the window.
See DEVELOPMENT, Page 4 Right, In yellow, the proposed two-acre lots, the purple proposed commercial development site, green - open space and two storm pools for water collection.
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