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Kelowna Legacy Group doubles down on doubling of downtown tower

Project planned for 350 Doyle has been troubled since day one claims KLG
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Conceptual rendering of revised development planned for 350 Doyle Avenue. (Zeidler Architecture)

Kelowna Legacy Group (KLG) has upped the ante in its bid to stop a 25-storey tower proposed for downtown.

香蕉视频直播淎ppelt Properties has significantly altered their plans for 350 Doyle Avenue from 13 stories to 25 stories. With recent allegations put forward by an independently-verified former employee, questions regarding transparency and ethics of this proposal are such that we are requesting that the City of Kelowna either reject the variance application or defer the vote until following the next civic election,香蕉视频直播 said Les Bellamy, member of KLG, in a statement.

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KLG has claimed previously that Appelt Properties never intended to stick with its initial plans after a request for proposals from the city for the Doyle property.

香蕉视频直播淭his project has been troubled since day one with questions of ethics, transparency, and whether this was always a bait-and-switch continuously swirling,香蕉视频直播 added Bellamy. 香蕉视频直播淲ith mere weeks left in Kelowna City Council香蕉视频直播檚 mandate, we believe that a rushed push to approve this variance application will only serve to further disenfranchise voters香蕉视频直播 trust in the system and their local government.香蕉视频直播

Appelt Properties President Greg Appelt has previously countered KLG香蕉视频直播檚 claims.

香蕉视频直播淲e have received tremendous support for the 350 Doyle application, and we are pleased that our neighbours are perceiving the design changes as an improvement on the earlier version of the plan,香蕉视频直播 he said in a statement released in June.

KLG is encouraging residents to attend the Jun. 26 council meeting, when council will consider rezoning and issuing development permits for the Doyle property.

A public hearing for the 46-storey UBCO tower planned for 550 Doyle is also scheduled for Jun. 26.

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