Penticton could be issuing a call for buyers as early
as the end of March to sell city-owned Eckhardt Avenue lands through a
public RFP process, as one way of resolving the failed hockey dorm
project. In an exclusive interview with the Western News
Thursday, Penticton Mayor Dan Ashton, chief administrative officer
Annette Antoniak and development services director Anthony Haddad gave a
step-by-step accounting of what transpired leading up to the sale of
the city lands on Eckhardt Avenue, the construction process, how the
city found out things were going sideways and what was next for the
site. Although land sales typically fall under in-camera
subject matter, they said the city was releasing the information after
hearing many from the community ask for details. “We also feel we have a responsibility to disclose
the information. It’s a bit of a difficult one because some of the
legalities around it, but we feel it’s important to provide our
residents with the facts,” Antoniak said. “That’s really important. These are the facts.
There’s lots of rumours and innuendo flying around out there. These are
the facts,” Ashton said, adding an open letter to residents and chronology of events will be on the city’s website. (more)
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