Resort on the Lake
Dominates Council Meeting
This was a marathon meeting that continued beyond 11:00 pm which unfortunately meant I was unable to witness the conclusion as Shaw suspended it's broadcast at 11:00 pm sharp! There were many items on the agenda, but the one which dominated the meeting was the fate of residents living in Resort on the Lake on Arbot Road. This is a first class mess and a project that previous council and staff have allowed to morph into a real nightmare for the residents of the 'campground'.
The owners of this property are now wishing to develop the land and turn it into a strata development which is causing many sleepless nights for the residents who thought they had found a retirement home they could afford and a pleasant lifestyle to enjoy in quiet contentment.
The history of this disaster could be the subject of a civic handbook of error, or the poster child for what happens when politicians and city staff seem to allow a developer to simply run a muck and do whatever they please, regardless of how the land was zoned.
The 'short' version of what I see has happened here, is a developer pulled the wool over the eyes of council and city staff on many, many occasions and to this point has not had any consequence. Questionable building permits were issued, decks and additions have been built and it seems a blind eye has been turned over and over again. It looks much like the level of ineptness displayed with the handling of the whole convention centre affair.
How this council will ever untangle this mess and see the innocent people who now face the possibility of being kicked out of the 'campground' which they for all intents considered a retirement mobile home park, remains to be seen.
Previous councils and city managers, may smuggly pat themselves on the back and feel elevated by their position in the community, but it is becoming ever more clear, they passed their competence levels long ago.
Their reward?? Some got half million dollar golden handshakes!
Council denied the staff recommendation to grant a development variance permit, which basically means for now, nothing has changed and nothing is resolved. The people living in this resort still face an uncertain future waiting to see what the owner may propose next as clearly they are looking to 'cash out' and move on.
Council denied the staff recommendation to grant a development variance permit, which basically means for now, nothing has changed and nothing is resolved. The people living in this resort still face an uncertain future waiting to see what the owner may propose next as clearly they are looking to 'cash out' and move on.
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