FILE PHOTO - The beach at Boyce-Gyro Park in Kelowna is seen in this undated file photo. Eight Okanagan Lake waterfront land owners on Watt Road, just north of Boyce-Gyro Park, have had their properties designated as future parkland by the city.
(ADAM PROSKIW / iNFOnews.ca) July 13, 2021 - 6:00 PM Led by councillor Luke Stack, Kelowna city council resisted a strong lobbying effort by eight Okanagan Lake waterfront land owners on Watt Road and designated their properties as future parkland. But it might take decades to buy and develop the land. “If we really do believe that this is part of what we need as a community, we should have enough courage and stand up and say, this is what we need, ” Stack said near the end of an hour-long discussion over the land at city council s meeting Monday, July 12.
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Kelowna city council began its 2021 budget deliberations Thursday.
Council has given initial approval to a tax increase of 4.04 per cent, down from the earlier 4.27.
The new figure would be about $85 for the average size detached home.
The city says priorities include maintaining essential services and improving transportation and mobility.
A city news release said maintaining essential services and renewing existing assets represents the largest capital budget investment for 2021 at $33.4 million. This includes road resurfacing ($4.4 million), renewal of wastewater mains and facilities ($3.7 million), along with numerous park and facility improvements (Knox Mountain Park and City Park, City Hall, Downtown Parkades, Rutland Arena).