Owners willing to donate property for new Vernon, B.C. park: advocacy group
Friends of East Hill Parks is hoping the City of Vernon will agree to turn this land into a public park.“One of the major concerns was that it is in the Agricultural Land Reserve, but there are a lot of parks in the Agricultural Land Reserve like BX Ranch Park, Kekuli Bay Provincial Park,[and] parts of Kalamalka Provincial Park. So it is not unusual to have a park that is still in the Agricultural Land Reserve,” said Schellenberg.One Vernon councillor says there is interest from the city.
“It is a great opportunity and we are very excited at council about it,” said city councillor Teresa Durning. However, Durning says the city needs to do its due diligence and that will take time, especially as the Agricultural Land Reserve designation may limit how the parkland can be developed. “You can’t move forward hastily especially in this situation if it is going to be city-owned land and it is going to be in the [ALR} it is a little more technical and complex,” Durning said.While that process unfolds, the advocacy group is hoping to hear feedback from local residents about what kind of park amenities they would like to see in East Hill.
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