West Kelowna Civic Centre location

[inquisitive]

I am bitterly disappointed to learn that the land already owned by the district municipality - that piece where the JB Pool, the board park, the music in the park, the annual Daze fun fair, are located. This property has an ideal location, with lake views and interesting topography, is sufficient in size to accommodate every feature identified by the proponents, with a vast area, over and above City Hall's defined space, for their future long-term expansion as well as current opportunities for commercial, the arts, and park development to encompass all that needs to be accommodated within a picturesque tax-payer owned footprint.

[oneh2obabe]

Doesn't the land where Westside Daze is held belong to WFN?

[waterwings]

Yes that land belongs to the
WFN

[TreeGuy]

I was happy to see the list of possible locations. My vote is for the elliott road location as I live in that area and building on that site would bring other infrastructure improvements to my neighbourhood (yes its all about me!). My second choice would be the Cattle country location as then maybe we could get rid of the bright green derelict gas station.

[Symbonite]

I think the cattle country would be best....

[aandjsmama]

Cattle Country location is an eyesore, that would be an awesome location

[Fancy]

How long has that mall been empty?

[oneh2obabe]

^^^Roughly 3 years. It would be the ideal place for the civic centre seeing the new transit terminal is being built across the road.

[Symbonite]

and if they do put it at the old cattle country location, then they better make a very nice looking building because when people from out of town do drive by they will look at the building as a icon of westbank.

[inquisitive]

Why would DWK build a summer entertainment venue (Music in the Park) and a skateboard park, plus improve JB pool if if they are on WFN land? Oh! and yes, sponsor the Daze fun-fair?
The four contenders have offered to develop land that in each case is locked in by other third-party-owned properties thus precluding any possibility of expansion to meet future needs.
All you will get is a municipal building and a parking lot on any of those four sites.
The other site could form the hub of so much more municipally-centred activities. It has the capability of housing current needs that could include parklands, a civic arts centre, a civic theatre, an open plaza (for public gatherings and outdoor ceremonies) plus a host of as yet unidentified civic projects, including an upgraded and beautified walkway down to the water front.

[Shawner]

I'm not sure what lot you're talking about but I know how you can settle what area it's in.

- Go to www.rdcogis.com
- Find the parcel in question, select it with the "select" tool
- Click on "report" in the toolbar near the top
- Top right corner has a box that displays the jurisdiction

[oneh2obabe]

Why would DWK build a summer entertainment venue (Music in the Park) and a skateboard park, plus improve JB pool if if they are on WFN land? Oh! and yes, sponsor the Daze fun-fair?

Johnson Bentley pool and such are on land owned by West Kelowna. Westside Dazes is held on land owned by WFN. If you don't believe it, call their office and they will be more than happy to answer your question regarding ownership.

[jon peter christoff]

Doesn't anyone wonder how DWK will pay for this new city hall?

[Symbonite]

Taxes..

I mean we are almost as big as Penticton without a real city hall...

[Zoso]

Whillis and Harding moved . Find later could move in there. I don't know where all this tax is coming from . The town has had a hundred years to build something , and there's no money or anything to show for it . Other than a run down traffic gimped town.