Peachland Local Community Gossip

Call for rural services requires Westside’s input
By Jason Luciw - Kelowna Capital News - Published: November 25, 2008

The call for a sewer feasibility study in the Brent Road area south of Peachland is proving unpopular with Westside Mayor-elect Doug Findlater.

Findlater said that the study should not proceed without consultation happening first with Westside, Peachland and other users of the Westside sewer treatment plant.

Findlater said he could not support extending sewers to residents in the Brent Road rural area when some Westside ratepayers have been contributing to sewers for 15 years and are still waiting for their own connections.

Approximately 1,400 homes in Westside are still without sewers. Some residents are unable to do tasks as simple as laundry because their septic systems are failing as they wait for their turn to hook up to sewers.

Findlater said he couldn’t support a study for an area that hasn’t been making financial contributions to the system.

The remainder of the Central Okanagan Regional District board approved of the study, however, with the condition that the Districts of Westside and Peachland be consulted.

Peachland Mayor Graham Reid said the study would be helpful in determining the logistics and costs of providing the service to Brent Road. Without answers, the issue would not go away, said Reid.

In other regional board news, directors have supported the Friends of Kalamoir Park, who wish to make application for an $18,000 grant through B.C. Gaming. If received, the funding would be used to restore trails and educate park users about proper uses of the paths.

The board has also agreed to proceed with a fire service study in the Trepanier Bench area near Peachland and Westside.

Reid said interest in fire protection in the area is higher than regional staff might think, given that one structure in the area went up in flames recently.

The study will determine costs and service delivery details and would likely involve a petition of the area’s residents to gauge the level of interest in bringing contracted fire protection to the area.

Either Peachland or Westside fire department would likely eventually need to provide the service.

Jim Edgson is new director 2007-2008 for Peachlands rural areas of Brent Road, Trepanier/Paradise Valley, IR#9 and IR#10.

"Regional Director" position in the "Central Okanagan West" electoral area, comprising of Traders Cove, Fintry, Killiney Beach, Wilson’s Landing, Trepanier/Paradise Valley, Brent Road, IR # 9 and #10.

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