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Kimberley Crossing moves a step closer
Kimberley City Council Report
by Nowell Berg
On August 22, City of Kimberley council held its regular bi-monthly meeting.
Councillors Kyle Dalum, Kent Goodwin, Jason McBain, Darryl Oakley and Sandra Roberts were present, along with Mayor Don McCormick. Coun. Nigel Kitto was absent.
An archive of the meeting can be found on the City of Kimberley YouTube channel. Watch it here.
Kimberley Crossing
Council approved a development permit for Kimberley Crossing. The 66-unit residential development is located on 302nd Avenue between Marysville Falls and the Purcell Golf Course.
Manager Planning, Troy Pollock said, “The proponents are ready to mobilize on site in September and start some of the initial site works. They’re excited to get moving on the project.”
The Crossing developers are subject to 12 conditions include site drawings, building plans, demolition permits, and hazardous materials assessments among others.
Pollock told council, “This is our fourth crack at this site. For a development plan, it’s the best one yet to help meet our housing needs.”
Council earlier changed the five-year Financial Plan to move up utility work around the Crossing site that was planned for 2024 to 2023.
Coun. Oakley asked, “How much will it cost the taxpayers?”
With no exact dollar figure at hand, Pollock answered, “We’ll ensure that the city’s contribution toward that cost-sharing does not exceed the amount approved in the capital plan.”
Chief administrative officer Scott Sommerville added, “The developer does pay to get these applications in front of Council. We are very cautious of the taxpayer footing the bill for development.”
Adding that financing is “lined up,” Mayor McCormick said, “We’re going to see a pretty awesome development go up down there.”
Financial Update
Chief Financial Officer Jim Hendricks provided council with an over-view of the city’s revenue and expenditures (January 1 to June 30).
Two highlights for Hendricks were the Fire Department (FD) and Planning Services (PS).
He said that FD revenues and expenditures were “very low.” Revenues are highly dependent on external factors such as fire kill management projects. “They not only happen different times of the year, but are also very weather dependent.”
He said that some projects “may not happen.”
With PS revenue at almost “100% of budget,” Hendricks said it was “due to building permit revenue.” By the end of June, the PS revenue was just over $274, 000.
Capital projects expenditures are low, “because at the end of June we were just getting into the busy season,” said Hendricks. “You can expect those to rise by the end of the third quarter as projects get completed.”
Kimberley city council meets twice monthly starting at 7 p.m. September’s Union of BC Municipalities’ conference means the next scheduled regular council meeting: September 26.
Lead image: A look at Kimberley Crossing. Images from Kimberley council agenda package
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