Standing room only at Kelowna public hearing on controversial land swap
Global News
At stake is the future of Kelowna Springs Golf Course on Penno Road, which sits on land owned by Delcini Development Corp.
Supporters and opponents of a controversial proposed land swap between the City of Kelowna and a development company gathered outside city hall on Tuesday afternoon ahead of a highly-anticipated public hearing dividing the community.
“It’s become very political and very controversial,” said Jamie Menzies, who supports the land swap.
At stake is the future of Kelowna Springs Golf Course on Penno Road.
“It’s important for us to save the golf course,” said Ted O’Sullivan, a concerned Kelowna resident. “You start losing this stuff, next thing you know is we’re going to start losing more and more.”
The golf course sits on land owned by Denciti Development Corp.
The land swap, which has been agreed to by both the city and Denciti, would give the city ownership of 60 acres of land, which would allow it to preserve a nine-hole course.
In exchange, Denciti would receive nine acres of city-owned industrial land on Hollywood Road North.
The company would retain 46 acres adjacent to the golf course, which it would want rezoned for industrial use.
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