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The The city city will will move move forward forward with with developing a vision for developing a vision for its its 3.5 3.5 acre acre waterfront waterfront property property after after some some councillors councillors urged urged council council to to quit quit dragging its heels on Tuesday dragging its heels on Tuesday night. night. The The property, property, which which isis currently currently aa sand pit located between sand pit located between Discovery Discovery Harbour Harbour Shopping Shopping Centre Centre and and the the ferry ferry terminal, terminal, isisone oneof ofthree threeparcels parcels that that make make up up 9.5 9.5 acres acres –– the the other other two belong to the Campbell two belong to the Campbell River River Indian Indian Band. Band. The The property property has has been been aa topic topic of of discussion discussion for for more more than than 20 20 years, years, but but previous previous councils councils have have failed failed to to do anything with the property. do anything with the property. That That trend, trend, however, however, could could soon soon change after council took change after council took aa step step towards towards developing developingthe theproperty propertythis this week week following following aa report reportfrom fromCorioCoriolis lis Consulting Consulting which which outlined outlined pospossible sible options options for for the the property. property. The The consultants consultants recommended recommended the the site site be be turned turned into into aa mixture mixture of of multimultiresidential residential homes homesand andretail retailservices. services. Though council is a Though council is a long long way way off off from deciding what will actually from deciding what will actually go go on on the the property, property, itit did did direct direct city city staff staff to to prepare prepare draft draft development development permit permit guidelines guidelines that that will will guide guide council in how downtown council in how downtown waterwaterfront front lands landsshould shouldbe bedeveloped developedwith with respect to form and character. respect to form and character.Those Those
guidelines, guidelines,once onceapproved, approved,would wouldgo go into the city’s sustainable into the city’s sustainable official official community communityplan. plan. Coun. Coun.Ryan RyanMennie Mennieurged urgedcouncil council to move forward with what to move forward with whathe hesaw sawas as progress, but without locking counprogress, but without locking council cil in in to toanything anythingfor forthe thetime timebeing. being. “It’s something that’s important “It’s something that’s important as as aa guiding guiding document document and and not not what what needs needs to to be be done,” done,” Mennie Mennie said. said. “Many studies have been “Many studies have been done done in in the the past, past,unfortunately unfortunatelyaalot lotof ofthose those documents documents have have not not been been anything anything official besides the fact official besides the fact they they took took place. place. “There’s “There’s been been aa lot lot of of good good work work here here and and II think thinkwe weneed needto toapprove approve this this motion motionfor forititto tomove moveforward. forward.””
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