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Kelowna City Council

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY LETTERS YOU SEND TO THE CITY OF KELOWNA NOW WILL NEED TO BE RESENT ONCE THE CITY HAS SCHEDULED THE PUBLIC HEARING. This page will be updated when the public hearing is set.

When sending a letter to Council, please remember the following (very important) information:

The official OCP number within the Kelowna City Council is: OCP23-0004, this needs to be on all correspondence.
Ensure to send to all the emails below and address to: "Mayor and Council Members".
When writing your letter, keep it brief. Councillors receive several emails at a time. It is actually better to send 2 - 3 letters vs. having one that is too long.

Areas of most concern, that you can touch on in your letter:
- Water migration - flooding of farmers' surrounding properties, disruption of the marsh and wetlands.
- Displacement of unique species, habitat and wildlife that rely on wetlands.
- Health benefits, quality of life and carbon footprint with a Greenspace vs. Industrial land.
- Environmental and climate issues - Greenspaces reduce emissions that contribute to climate change.
- Loss of quality of life including the economic, social and tourism benefit of golf.

Key messages for your letter are:
- The Land is ecologically important and therefore should not be developed.
- The large open Greenspace is important to the well-being of our citizens, animals and species.
- There would be a significant loss of mature trees if any large development was approved for this property.
- This property is an important component of a larger flood plain of Mill Creek.
- Development on this site will have a negative impact on surrounding properties, including the potential of flooding.
- Golf is a tourist attraction that supports the economy while providing life-long health benefits to our citizens. This course is unique in that it is flat and walkable. There are few golf courses in Kelowna that provide affordable, walkable golf to the public.
- The future cost to the City and taxpayers to maintain a dewatering system.
- The environmental impact of an Industrial land next to a Marsh and wetlands.
- Kelowna's diminishing quality of life with the addition of more traffic and industrial lands, while eliminating another recreational area in our city.

You can speak at the Public Hearing, even if you did not send a letter to Council. Saying a few words at the public hearing will go a long way.
You will be given 5 minutes to speak - you can use as little of the allotted time as you want. You can also have someone speak on your behalf.

We want to thank all those that have written a letter, sent an email or have taken the time out of their day to show support and concern for this Greenspace. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to: info@savekelownasprings.ca