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Kamloops council clears a path for hundreds of new rental units
KAMLOOPS — Kamloops city council was set to consider a trio of purpose built rental buildings on Tuesday (Jan. 28), as the community works toward housing targets imposed by the provincial government. The NDP government has stated that Kamloops failed to met its target for year one of the housing initiative, but did note the city is on track to met the year two goal, thanks to having more than 1,700 new units in the development pipeline.
City council moved forward 261 units of housing on Tuesday, with purpose-built rental developments in Valleyview, Sahali and Brocklehurst. The most contentious came in with a 120-unit apartment on Glenwood Drive.
“The public that I have spoken to on the subject have all indicated that this is a conflict on interest,” stated Calvin Allen, speaking during public submissions on the Glenwood project. “Three city councillors — Mike O’Reilly, Bill Sarai, Dale Bass — each received the maximum allowable campaign contributions from A&T Project Development officials.”