The fight to preserve the current public access to Gable Beach North is likely far from over, says a Carr香蕉视频直播檚 Landing resident.

Cara Reed appeared before Lake Country council last week to make a case for turning the beach area into a city park.

Reed noted the property has been the subject of ownership lawsuits for decades and the district fought to retain ownership.

香蕉视频直播淲e continue to support that view, representing our rights as residents who don香蕉视频直播檛 have the access of a house on the water shoreline. We represent a majority of the community and this is precious land,香蕉视频直播� Reed told the councillors.

While she was happy to present her argument, she fully expects the land sale will become an issue once district council has finalized its land use and recreation master plan this fall.

香蕉视频直播淭oo much has already been done along the beach with surveying to think this won香蕉视频直播檛 come up again,香蕉视频直播� Reed told The Calendar on Friday.

香蕉视频直播淲e have to be prepared if that happens and comes to public hearing, that people who don香蕉视频直播檛 want this to happen make their views known to council.香蕉视频直播�

Reed cited the progress report on the Official Community Plan update, noting more parks and trails was fourth behind road improvements, supporting farms and agriculture, and sidewalk and bike lane improvements in the public香蕉视频直播檚 priorities.

香蕉视频直播淓verybody needs access to water. The vast majority of the population of Lake Country does not have waterfront access so this is it,香蕉视频直播� said Reed, noting that of 45 kilometres of lakefront access in the district only six kilometres is public-owned.

香蕉视频直播淲e are not going to get any more and lakefront access is why so many of us moved to Lake Country. If we wanted to live somewhere with limited access to our natural environment, we would live in Kelowna.香蕉视频直播�

She says selling the land to the adjacent property owners would serve no purpose, since there is no other land available to buy, and a valuable piece of waterfront natural habitat would be lost.

She cites Coral Beach Park as an example of the district and local residents working together to create a waterfront park.

香蕉视频直播淭hat park just didn香蕉视频直播檛 spring up on its own. People worked with the district to turn that park into what is today. That same thing can be achieved working together to preserve Gable Beach into a park,香蕉视频直播� she said.

香蕉视频直播淧eople are able and ready to commit their time and resources to help make that happen.香蕉视频直播�

Lake Country councillors did not make a comment after Reed香蕉视频直播檚 submission and the district香蕉视频直播檚 chief administrative officer Alberto De Feo said they can香蕉视频直播檛 comment on any land deals.