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Station House referendum going forward

Council briefs of Aug. 28.
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Council met on Aug. 28 at the Hope and District Recreation Centre.

Flood hazard assessment

Brian LaCas from LaCas Consultants presented to council as a delegation to speak about the flood hazard assessment of the Coquihalla River system and the current status of the Coquihalla River in areas such as hazards, dyke conditions and sedimentation.

Mayor Wilfried Vicktor said they identified some flood protection improvement areas that were identified.

“One thing we’re going to do is, council and admin has looked at what’s required to get things up to proper standard. That study is hot off the press. It’s the first time we’ve discussed it,” said Vicktor. “It identified that there’s a couple of areas, if there were a signficant flood, there might be some breaching of dykes, so we have to make sure that we look at how that can be dealt with.”

211 Wallace St.

Council approved the development permit for 211 Wallace St., which will become a mixed-use building with two businesses below and four residences above.

Vicktor commented that it will be a nice development for Hope and that staff should delineate where people cannot park on the property as people are parking there for convenience.

The development permit expires Aug. 28, 2019.

Station House non-binding referendum

There will be a non-binding referendum on Station House, council decided that evening, and that specific wording of the questions will be presented at the next council meeting.

According to a report by the District of Hope, they wanted there to be two opportunities to vote — one on a weekday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and another on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. They are proposing Nov. 1 and Nov. 4 as potential dates. They will use Elections BC voters list to determine who can vote.

They are expecting that it will cost them $150 for the ballots, $200 for poll workers and $500 for advertising.