Starlee Speers - Vernon 105.7 SUN FM
Planning for the sixty nine acre Hesperia land development is moving along with the possibility that construction could start soon. Vernon councillor Mary Jo O'Keefe the development of the property on Apollo and Longacre drives is a long term project and will help keep trades people in Vernon. O'Keefe says the entire project will take from 15 to 20 years to complete. Plans for the property include up to one thousand residential units mixed with commercial space. The Hesperia lands are located above Apollo and Longacre drives in Okanagan Landing.The development of the property is being overseen by a committee operating at arms length of the city.
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Don Quixote Note: It is a Corporation not a committee that is overseeing this development.
1 comment:
Its time to put a spike in the heart of this plan. Any development or servicing of this site is not being controlled or funded at arms length. If there is a shortfall or default in success, it will be born by Vernon Taxpayers. We have already given this development corp benefits that no other developer would enjoy, starting with the exclusion from the ALR and then the actual sales price. This is not the time for the City to be in the development business and the OCP suggests that use of existing infrastructure is financially more efficient and brings restoration to some of Vernons rougher areas.
Give this whole plan a proper review.
Thanks
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