A UBCO student had a message for a member of a community group opposed to a 25-storey tower on the old Kelowna RCMP site during Tuesday (Jul. 26) night91裸聊视频檚 council meeting.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e read about the previous speaker,91裸聊视频� said Jackson Higgs. 91裸聊视频淚 believe he91裸聊视频檚 just trying to protect the view from his luxury condo. Well, 20 thousand students call this place home during classes.91裸聊视频�

Just before Higgs spoke, Les Bellamy with Kelowna Legacy Group (KLG) had criticized council for wanting to stick the tower in the middle of several low-rise buildings.

91裸聊视频淭his drastic insertion will look like a phallic symbol,91裸聊视频� argued Bellamy.

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The project has an affordable housing component, which was noted as something that is desperately needed by several other UBCO students who spoke in favour of the development.

Bellamy said while he appreciates the support for affordable housing, lake view properties are not the ones the community desperately needs.

Others who spoke against the tower took council to task over the process it took to get the project where it is now. Many in opposition questioned why the tower was allowed to grow to 25-storeys from 13, which was the original height laid out in the request for proposals from the city.

91裸聊视频淭he process is unfair to the taxpayers and the development community as well,91裸聊视频� said one area resident. 91裸聊视频淚t sends the wrong message to the public.91裸聊视频�

KLG has led that charge and has called for the development to be paused or even scrapped. Several councillors acknowledged they could have done better.

91裸聊视频淚 love the project, but it91裸聊视频檚 not transparent,91裸聊视频� said Coun. Charlie Hodge. 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 blame staff, my frustration is with this council. We have lost credibility, we have not kept our word.91裸聊视频�

Coun. Mohini Singh said she was shocked by the amount of pushback on the project.

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Coun. Loyal Wooldridge said he takes process seriously but did agonize over the project.

91裸聊视频淚f we go back to square one it will be six years out before anything gets built and we will be missing that affordable housing need,91裸聊视频� he added. 91裸聊视频淚 think we are creating an amazing public benefit here.91裸聊视频�

Questions were also raised about the legality of the process council undertook.

91裸聊视频淟egal opinion was sought,91裸聊视频� said Doug Gilchrist, city manager. 91裸聊视频淲e are transparent and above board.91裸聊视频�

Mayor Colin Basran spoke about the controversy the development has generated.

91裸聊视频淭his whole bait and switch perpetrated about this project is so factually inaccurate,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 no conspiracy going on just a fully committed developer.91裸聊视频�

Speaking about affordable housing, developer Greg Appelt told council that 316 units were included in the original tower, but that number dropped to 259 after the redesign.

91裸聊视频淚t went down as a process of the public consultation in redesigning the building,91裸聊视频� he said.

Appelt added that he was excited to get started.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been a long time coming.91裸聊视频�

Council voted 6-2 to rezone the property and allow the tower to move forward. Councillors Hodge and Singh were opposed.

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