Wrong place, wrong price

To the editor: Developer spokesman Rob Moyor (City got good dead with civic centre plan, letter, Sept. 9) and the yes side have greatly under estimated the intelligence of the voters in West Kelowna as far as funding a new city hall goes. Let me explain.

The developer not done us any favours. It is a requirement to give up certain road allowances and rights of way, just like every other developer. Any property that you “donated” was not out of the goodness of your heart.

I do appreciate that it would be very nice to have the city as an anchor tenant. Nice try.

The subject property is nowhere near the geographical centre of West Kelowna as you say. It’s not even in the centre of Westbank. The centre of West Kelowna would be around the Boucherie area.

The borrowing of $7 million is not including the $7 million that is coming out of reserves.

Why would council even think about entering in to a contract on private property when it already owns land that is better situated for the project.

Not just Boucherie, but the Lakeview irrigation property and several others. This is why people aren’t happy. Smells a bit rotten.

Believe me, some of us apparent idiots have developed projects and built businesses and otherwise support this community.

We all know we need a city hall, but let’s get real. This proposal should be denied for now. Not at all being negative, just realistic.

Stan Macruger, West Kelowna