A proposal to remove land near Okanagan Lake from the Agricultural Land Reserve has divided West Kelowna city council. The owners of the 2.59 ha. property, near the intersection of Gellatley Road and Boucherie Road, say it is too small to be a viable farm.
They are offering to add other land in the area to the land reserve if officials agree to remove the Gellatley Road property from the ALR.
The owners argue that the steep slopes on the Gellatley Road property and the fact that a road would need to be put in to create access for a farm, mean a substantial portion of the land can’t be used for farming.
Megan Turcato – Global News – January 18, 2017.
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