Ahead of a review of housing bylaws on farmland, a recent ruling by the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) highlights a past decision made by many Richmond city councillors that runs contrary to protecting farmland, according to the regulatory body.
The commission has overturned a decision by most councillors that would have allowed a well-known east Richmond farming family to realign/subdivide seven of its properties in order to create two additional residential lots.
In March, 2016, council voted 7-2 in favour of the proposal by Mayberry Farms Ltd., with councillors Carol Day and Harold Steves voting against it.
Graeme Wood – Richmond News – March 2, 2017.
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