West Kelowna residents will have the chance to voice their concerns about a controversial housing development Wednesday night.
The public hearing regarding Blackmun Bay, the most extensive development in the city香蕉视频直播檚 history, will take place at 6 p.m. at the Westbank Lions Community Centre.
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One of the many concerns presented by the community is an increase in traffic. They said the development would increase traffic congestion on Sneena Road and that crossing the William R. Bennett Bridge could get worse.
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Casa Loma is a low-density rural community with a single access road merging onto the Bennett Bridge.
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The Blackmun Bay project is planned to be made up of four separate complexes with up to nine stories each and will contain 348 condo units, 60 town-homes, a 120 room hotel, 750 plus parking stalls and a 241 boat slip marina.
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