SUMMERLAND REVIEW THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1908
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S U M M E R L A N D,
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T H U R S D AY,
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$1.15
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Infill zoning approved by John Arendt
Weekend festival
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Zoning and Official Community Plan amendments were approved to allow for an infill subdivision on Jubilee Road, but the plan is not well received by all. The subdivision would be a pocket neighbourhood at 8709 Jubilee Rd., the site of the former Summerland RCMP station.
The development would have up to 14 single family houses on the 0.5-hectare property. Parking would be at a central location, allowing for homes to be built close together. Municipal planner Ian McIntosh described the plan as “less paving and more green space.” He said similar concepts are in place with some of the multi-family
developments in Summerland, but at present there are no similar developments with single family homes. The pocket neighbourhood would allow for smaller, less expensive homes. Those at the public hearing for the zoning and community plan changes had concerns about the development. “I think it’s overfill,”
said Mario Bergeron. He said parking will be a problem and there is not sufficient room around the houses. John Dorn asked how movers will be able to get a piano from the central parking area to the farther homes, since individual houses will not have their own dedicated driveways. Coun. Bruce Hallquist said infilling has been
in place in Summerland since 1996. “Infilling is not all that easy to do in established neighbourhoods,” he said, “but when you have property this close to town, you have to take advantage of it.” The bylaw amendments were approved unanimously. Coun. Lloyd Christopherson was not present at the council meeting.
Thousands attended the many events at the Summerland Action Festival on the weekend.
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Supporting teachers
Parents joined teachers on the picket line on Friday.
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Longer service
This fall, members of municipal governments will serve for four-year terms.
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Skills training
A Summerland wood turner has helped train people in Africa.
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Hockey action
The Summerland Steam’s top scorer has committed to a team in the B.C. Hockey league for this coming season.
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YOUR SMILE The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas.
Time for action
Carla McLeod Special to the Review
Chloe Cook and her mom Shelley engage in a little play fighting with the blow up aliens they won at the midway during the 32nd annual Summerland Action Festival on the weekend. Thousands attended the various sports events, concerts and other events during the annual celebration of sport.
Spillway widening needed at dam Because of changes to provincial regulations, the spillway at Garnett Reservoir must be widened. Devon van der Meulen, manager of utilities for the municipality, said
the provincial regulations changed in 2011 and now include a requirement for dam owners to prepare for probable maximum floods. In response, Summerland council approved
a resolution to keep the maximum high water level at the reservoir at 0.67 metres below full pool, based on a one in 1,000 year flood event. In addition, a report will be brought forward
for the 2015 budget deliberations, outlining how cost of increasing the capacity of the spillway can be funded. The cost of widening the spillway by five metres would come at a
cost of $400,000, van der Meulen said. Until the municipality is able to widen the spillway, municipal staff are keeping up with the maintenance and operations of the dam.