IT firms know not to move to Peachland

Dear Editor: You can’t help but notice the Peachtree site still sits empty. No development, no building permit, no signs of action. Are we following a local trend here?

I did notice new signs have been erected advertising the commercial space still available.

Maybe one reason for the lack of interest in the property from commercial investors and the high-tech crowd the developers are wooing is the fact that with a regional population of about 50,000, Westside Peachland; is the largest area in the province currently served by only one major power line.

A backup line is necessary to prevent widespread outages like those that occur regularly in the past.

Any serious IT business knows this. They know they need two power feeds, two data feeds, backup redundancy. Only a superficial, storefront office could consider moving to Peachland. No real IT forum would entertain spending those kinds of dollars in this kind of town when Kelowna has it all, same price, same view. parking and power, 24/7.

Did the developers and council do their homework before they approved this this building? Coun. Pam Cunningham says she approved five and six storeys because this town has an antidevelopment reputation. This is absolutely false.

This town’s council has a reputation for getting suckered in by developers promoting the impossible developments, and taxpayers get stuck holding the bag.

Time to vote in a council that is pro-development, the kind that actually gets completed.

Robin Lang, Peachland