– Gibb wants to “work something out” with Osoyoos Indian Band – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 27, 2006) –The man bidding for slot machines to revive the Desert Park racetrack says he wants to talk to the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) about joining forces in some way on their gambling proposals for the area.Rocky Mountain Turf [...] [...more]
– Rental bylaw proving difficult to enforce – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 27, 2006) –By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesEmotional pleas from a frustrated condo owner have pushed Osoyoos Town Council to agree to work on a solution for the thorny issue of short-term, illegal rentals. Lloyd Searcy, a resident owner at Desert Mirage complex on Main Street [...] [...more]
– People with $5,000 reserve spots may buy all 153 units – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 27, 2006) –As the large Watermark Beach Resort “ proposed for the downtown Osoyoos packinghouse property “ moves slowly through the Town's development approval process, its owners are gearing up to sell all of the resort's 153 units next week.Watermark's [...] [...more]
KUDOS TO COUNCIL FOR TACKLING A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT ISSUES (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 27, 2006) –A couple of kudos are warranted for Town Council.At its September 18th meeting, the mayor and councillors bit the bullet and said they'll undertake a couple of actions which are good moves.They took the Town administration's advice and agreed to [...] [...more]
– Ambulance Service concerned about difficulty finding locations – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 20, 2006) –In response to a concern from the B.C. Ambulance Service, Osoyoos has mounted a campaign in recent weeks to get all businesses on Main Street to clearly display their street address numbers.Town Chief Administrative Officer Helen Koning says it's a matter [...] [...more]
– Goal is to prevent interference with swimmers at downtown beach – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 20, 2006) –By Julie TurnerrnOsoyoos TimesAfter much debate in recent weeks on whether to allow Hasskensen Development Corporation to include a dock at its new Watermark Beach Resort development planned for the old packinghouse site in Osoyoos, Town Council called [...] [...more]
COUNCIL GETTING ITS OWN MEDICINE Editor:I watched the Council meeting on the local TV and read the article in the Osoyoos Times (Council wants to hear from public on seniors facility) and was most amused by the indignant stance of a number of members on Council.This is the same Council that rezoned a residential piece of [...] [...more]
WHY NOT GIVE TAXPAYERS COMPASSION & BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT? (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 20, 2006) –Earlier this month, Osoyoos Town Council turned down a second appeal from homeowner Joanna Starczynowski, who asked for relief from the $243 penalty assessed for late payment of her local property taxes this summer.She had mailed her payment from Surrey [...] [...more]
– Location at corner of Highways 3 & 97 questioned – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 23, 2006) –Town Council will hold a public consultation meeting from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, September 14 in the Sonora Community Centre to hear the public's reaction to a proposal to build a major new seniors care home on the corner of [...] [...more]
– Sides with Princeton mayor against proposed power plant – (OSOYOOS TIMES — September 23, 2006) –Council has agreed to write a letter to the province opposing a coal-fired power plant proposed for the Princeton area, but its opposition may have come too late, as BC Hydro has already approved the project. At the same time, [...] [...more]
