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grammafreddy wrote:What do you want the politicians to do with the glass plant?

Fritzthecat wrote:
Considering the "elected officials" promised to work very hard a few days before the last furnace was sunffed.
The government works for US. Be it policy, seeking investment, whatever. WE EMPLOY THEM.
This site has been vacant for 4 years, unemployment is out of control taxes keep going up while incomes go down adn the result is crime and poverty. Yes I think it is a government issue.

PS take the negativity and petty attempts to start a fight elsewhere or contribute.

EDIT TO ADD: The "government" (in what ever capacity) are the ones and have been the ones opening their mouths be it these pie in the sky promises etc. So yeah I expect some sort of action. After all, Gramma, as a resident of the Okanagan since the 60's as you claim, you ought to remember it was provincial intervention by the WAC Bennett government of the day (Social Credit right wing as I recall) who brought the plant to BC in the first place. So yeah I expect action.

Glacier wrote:It's not just the jobs that were lost. Immediately after the glass plant closed they stopped accepting glass in my recycling bin. Now it just goes in the garbage.

fvkasm2x wrote:Well you could always take it to the bottle depot. They won't give you $$ but they're recyle it. Lazy!

9622 Hill Drive, Lavington

Presented at $9,700,000

Status: Unlisted

Highlights
Near Vernon, B.C., the former glass plant. 91.7 acres zoned light industial on three titles, subdivision potential. The building is approximately ten acres in size including all levels with ceiling heights of twenty three to twenty nine feet clear in many areas. The building is adaptable to numerous uses. The warehouse itself is 6.3 acres with six covered loading bays. There is huge power and natural gas service, a railway spur and lots of water.
Property features
Lavington Glass Plant

Site Data

Area
91.74 acres or approximately 3,993,145 square feet zoned I.2 General Industrial (zoning attached)

Frontage
Approximately 1.169 feet along Springfield Road, 1.901 feet along Park Land Road and 2,400 feet along Learmouth Road

Services
Services are as follows: Two sources of water, natural gas, and telephone. Two 25K Volt hydro services. On-site septic system. The disposal field is at the southwest corner of the property at Park Lane Road and Learmouth Road while the septic tanks are located directly south of the factory. Water is supplied to the main building from a line 10" line to Park Lane Road. Storm drainage is surface drainage and holding lagoon.

http://www.donkassa.com/listings/industrial-commercial/9622-hill-drive-lavington

coffeeFreak wrote:I guess if a person or government had an extra $10mil hanging around...

Glacier wrote:Nope. As soon as the glass plant closed my local bottle depot stopped accepting glass containers that don't have a deposit.

ETA: I just looked up the website, and there is still a few places in the North Okanagan excepting glass. I was just told by the bottle depot that I can drop my glass off free of charge at the landfill since that is where it ends up anyway.

grammafreddy wrote:Is that the same glass plant or a different one? It says Lavington .. ???

Fritzthecat wrote:The government works for US. Be it policy, seeking investment, whatever. WE EMPLOY THEM.
This site has been vacant for 4 years, unemployment is out of control taxes keep going up while incomes go down adn the result is crime and poverty. Yes I think it is a government issue.