A provincially funded governance study for North Westside remains in the works.

The North Westside Communities Association requested the study and the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) staff was instructed to prepare a report on North Westside governance.

At its regular meeting Sept. 29, RDCO agreed to write a letter to Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Peter Fassebender 香蕉视频直播渁dvising it is aware of the (North Westside Communities) association香蕉视频直播檚 desire for a provincially funded study; that a petition is being circulated by the association and hopes that ministry staff can attend a future board meeting this fall to explain the province香蕉视频直播檚 role and options available for a governance review.香蕉视频直播�

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Carson said the staff report requested by the association to be prepared by RDCO staff prior to Monday香蕉视频直播檚 meeting was not done.

Carson was surprised by the result considering his colleagues asked a ton of questions of the association for about 90 minutes after their presentation requesting the study.

Currently, North Westside has one director 香蕉视频直播� Carson 香蕉视频直播� at the RDCO board table, which also includes Kelowna, Lake Country, West Kelowna, Peachland and the Central Okanagan East electoral areas.

North Westside residents have expressed concerns that the current governance doesn香蕉视频直播檛 represent their needs because the area is quite a ways from the RDCO offices and service costs are growing.

Carson presented a 700-name petition to the board stating there was no opposition for a provincially funded governance study.

He is slated to meet with Fassbender today ahead of next week香蕉视频直播檚 Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Victoria.