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Committee to examine community plan changes

A committee consisting of three members of municipal council will examine changes to Summerland’s Official Community Plan.

A committee consisting of three members of municipal council will examine changes to Summerland’s Official Community Plan.

The committee consists of Mayor Peter Waterman, Coun. Toni Boot and Coun. Erin Trainer.

They will review all OCP bylaw amendments and proposed amendments which have been made since the plan was adopted in 2008.

The committee will report back to council before April.

Waterman said community plans are supposed to be put in place and then reviewed after a five-year period.

While adjustments will be made, he said it is important to have a consistent direction to a community plan.

He said there were some amendments made between 2008 and 2011, and significant changes proposed between 2011 and 2014.

“Do these changes meet with the community’s thinking in the past 18 months?” he asked.

“We can’t have considerable changes to the direction, as we had.”

He added that a consistent community plan is important for those looking to invest in the community.

“I want to create some certainty for investors,” he said.