Way forward for controversial downtown Kelowna tower up within the air

At its Aug. 14 common assembly, Kelowna council pulled the event allow for a 25-storey tower deliberate for 350 Doyle Avenue, the location of the outdated RCMP detachment.

After a workers report outlining issues that a number of audio system at a public listening to on the undertaking had been paid a per diem for his or her look,

“Two of the gamers (council and the general public) had been unaware funds had been made,” stated Stephen Flemming, metropolis clerk. “The foundations of the sport had been tilted in away that two of the three events weren’t conscious.”

Council voted unanimously to rescind the allow, nonetheless, included in its resolution was an invite to the developer, Appelt Properties, to reapply for a allow.

CEO Greg Appelt attended the Aug. 14 assembly remotely.

“This has been a profoundly disappointing flip of occasions,” stated Appelt. “It has taken appreciable work and {dollars} to deliver this undertaking to the event allow stage.”

Appelt famous that his firm has not hidden the per diem concern.

“We now have not damaged any guidelines or legal guidelines. Can we actually fake that college students, who had been paid a per diem, tainted this course of?”

Appelt additionally stated that well-funded opposition to the event was effectively represented on the public listening to, and cautioned council about rescinding the event allow.

“W’ll use the instruments obtainable to us to problem this motion,” he added.

Appelt stated he wouldn’t take any questions from council.

Nevertheless, council members didn’t ask any questions of workers relating to its report, nor did they make any feedback.

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