Catherwood Road annexation request put on long-term hold
The owners of two parcels of land on Catherwood Road who had hoped to bring them into city limits will now need to wait until a study of the area is completed.
The owners of two parcels of land on Catherwood Road who had hoped to bring them into city limits will now need to wait until a study of the area is completed.
The City of Revelstoke won't be able to go ahead with a referendum on the Catherwood Road annexation, after the province denied a request for an extension.
The City of Revelstoke will hold a referendum on whether to annex the properties of 3304 & 3452 Catherwood Road into the city. A counter-petition was successful in putting the applications on hold. It was revealed over the weekend that a proposed climbing gym might be developed on one of the properties.
With the Catherwood Road annexations potentially on hold, the Mountaineer can reveal a local climbing gym development had been earmarked for that area.
The applications to annex two properties on Catherwood Road into the City of Revelstoke have been stalled as a petition against the process gained enough signatures. City council will decide at the January 24 meeting whether to abandon the application or go ahead with a referendum which will cost $10,000.
A property owner seeking to have his land annexed into the City of Revelstoke from the CSRD has reacted to a letter opposing the move that was circulated to local media by CSRD Area B director Loni Parker.
A resident has started a petition opposing developers' move to bring two properties near the base of Revelstoke Mountain Resort into City of Revelstoke boundaries, saying the two Agricultural Land Reserve-listed properties could end up being removed from the agricultural reserve as a result.