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,
AUGUST
28,
2014
WHAT’S INSIDE:
The plan for a new and larger library building received approval from municipal council.
Water supply
Summerland still has plenty of water in storage, despite a hot and dry summer.
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Children’s book
A Summerland author is launching her second novel for children.
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For dogs
Residents and visitors bring their dogs to a special beach at Sunoka Provincial Park.
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Karate excellence
A karate athlete who trains in Summerland will compete internationally.
It’s been said that money talks, but all mine ever says is “goodbye.”
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$1.15
Job action
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Teachers at Summerland Secondary School were on the picket line on Tuesday. While the school year is slated to begin on Sept. 2, the dispute between the teachers and the province remains unresolved. From left are Donna Cowles, Jul Yates, Brian Berekoff and Heather Ayris.
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GST
Water metering rates set
It was five years in the making but the bylaw setting Summerland’s metered water rates received first three readings on Monday evening. The consumption model for the metering was suggested by Peter Parchomchuk, a retired irrigation engineer. Lorrie Coates, acting administrator for the municipality, said finding a suitable metering model was difficult. “The system that we have in Summerland has so many different faces to it,” she said. These include metering for single-family homes, multi-family units, single parcels with more than one service, strata developments with individual meters plus a meter for irrigation, domestic meters, compound meters and irrigation meters. Under the new rate structure, there is a base fee for all water users. The fees for consumption are structured based on
the irrigation needs of the property. “To be fair to all water users, all users must participate in the water system and everyone must pay their fair share,” Coates said in her report to council on Monday. Coun. Peter Waterman said developing a metering structure has been a difficult situation for the council. “We had to try and deal with this whole situation as fairly as we could,” he said. Coun. Martin Van Alphen said it was a lengthy process finding a suitable metering structure. “We wanted to be revenue neutral,” he added. “This isn’t a tax grab. We need to meter and monitor our water.” Coun. Orv Robson said the metering bylaw is for domestic use, which accounts for around 20 per cent of Summerland’s water consumption. Mayor Janice Perrino said the structure may be adjusted in the future if needed. The first three readings of the bylaw received unanimous support. Coun. Bruce Hallquist was not present at the meeting on Monday.
adopted. The land for the development requires a bylaw amendment to rezone the property from A1-Agricultural Small Acreage to RSD1, RSD2 and RSD3 residential. The difference in the three residential classes is in the lot sizes.
The bylaw to amend the Official Community Plan and zoning for the development received first reading on Monday evening. A public hearing on the development will be held at the next municipal council meeting on Monday, Sept. 8.
by John Arendt
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YOUR SMILE
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Municipality spent five years to determine fair price structure
Library plan
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Housing concept presented Development in Trout Creek will go to public hearing by John Arendt A proposed development would put roughly 30 homes onto a 3.2-hectare property in Trout Creek beside Powell
Beach Park. The proposal was presented at municipal council on Monday evening, where an amendment to the Official Community plan was given first reading. The property, on Dale Avenue, is zoned A1-Agricultural Small
Acreage, but it is not within the Agricultural Land Reserve. It is within the Urban Growth Area in Summerland’s existing Official Community Plan. The designation does not change under the new Urban Growth Plan which has not yet been