Once Angulo was down onto the pier, he was placed under arrest by Ptl. Angulo by phone, he advised that he wanted an attorney for a recent arrest within another jurisdiction, in addition to assistance with ongoing personal family matters,” said Seaside Heights Police Detective Steve Korman.Ĭhief Thomas Boyd arrived on scene and was able to speak to Angulo by phone and, in turn, Angulo climbed down from the Skyscraper, directly after his conversation with the chief. We appreciate your consideration and any contribution you can provide.A man climbs to the top of the Skyscraper ride in Seaside Heights, June 22, 2020. Support local journalism by clicking here to make a one-time contribution or by subscribing for a small monthly fee. The public hearing and council meeting is about hearing from the applicant and the people in the public gallery and council making decisions based on all the information." "And 350 Doyle has so far seen 49 letters of support and five letters of opposition. "The UBCO proposal has so far generated 46 pieces of correspondence - 42 letters of opposition or concern and four in support," said Fleming. The city has received a lot of input already on both projects. However, he said he's for "responsible growth" that follows the Official Community Plan and respects public land for public use. It's public land that should be developed for more public use."īellamy is a custom-home builder who is pro-development and likes towers and the densification of downtown. "It's public land that could potentially be given up for 25-storeys of for-profit market rentals. "This current proposal should never have gotten this far," said Legacy spokesperson Les Bellamy. Kelowna Legacy Group suggests Appelt knew this is how the process would go all along, thus Legacy's accusation of 'bait-and-switch.' The group feels everything should go back to request for proposal because the request asked for up to 13 storeys on the city-owned land.Īppelt Properties won the request and did submit a 13-story proposal which was rejected by the city as being too bulky and blocky and casting shadow on the nearby 7-storey Innovation Centre and 15-storey Madison condominium.Īppelt came back with the taller and thinner 25-storey proposal up for discussion tonight. The public will also get a chance for input and members of the Kelowna Legacy Group are expected to be out in full force to voice their opposition. That means 350 Doyle might not get discussed until much later.Ĭouncil will be making a decision on whether or not to issue a variance and development permit for the amended proposal to 25 storeys from 13 storeys. However, city clerk Stephen Fleming imagines the UBCO public hearing will go overtime and delay the regular meeting start. The South-Central Association of Neighbourhoods also points out that the 46-storey UBCO tower exceeds Official Community Plan recommendations of a maximum of 26 storeys and would loom over everything around it and not fit in.Īfter the UBCO highrise public hearing, the regular council meeting with the 25-storey building at 350 Doyle on the agenda is set to start at 7 pm. If the ministry approves, then city council can give the project a fourth and final reading and approval to go ahead. If it gets that approval, the proposal for the 46-storey tower, which would be Kelowna's tallest, would have to go to the Ministry of Transportation for OK because it's within 800 metres of Highway 97. Then, council can decide whether or not to advance the application with second and third readings. goes to public hearing at 6 pm.Ĭouncil and the public will first listen to a 15-minute presentation from UBCO then members of the public, either in person or virtually, get five minutes each to speak to the proposal UBCO gets another 10 minutes to reply to the public and council can then question staff. The UBCO plan for the former Kelowna Daily Courier property at 550 Doyle Ave. It all means the 150-seat public gallery at city hall will likely be packed and the evening likely to drag on so everyone can have their say. Of course, people can also speak in favour of the highrises.Īnd many might because downtown Kelowna's revitalization depends on growing up rather than sprawling out.
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