A West Kelowna councillor has suggested School District 23 needs a 害羞草研究所榖onk on the head害羞草研究所� when it comes to planning for growth in the city.

Doug Findlater shared his concerns during a review of the city害羞草研究所檚 Official Community Plan (OCP) at the May 24 council meeting, regarding a comment from SD23 about the need for more school sites.

害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 a little bit odd to me given that we just gave up a school site in Goat害羞草研究所檚 Peak,害羞草研究所� said Findlater.

He added that in part because of rapid growth in the city and being dwarfed by Kelowna, the school district害羞草研究所檚 planning has not kept up with West Kelowna.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e seeing patch jobs like tearing down George Pringle, rebuilding there, and dispersing elementary kids around the city. That reflects a lack of planning to me. We need to bonk the school district on the head to pay attention to what we害羞草研究所檙e doing over here.害羞草研究所�

Findlater also said the city should continue to press the province to get funding for schools.

Overall, staff told council public and stakeholder feedback on the OCP was positive. Top issues included transportation planning, a range of housing options, as well as more affordable and attainable housing. Some councillors said they hoped the OCP would be ready for adoption by now.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 not happy, but understanding and certainly accepting of the next steps,害羞草研究所� said Councillor Rick de Jong. 害羞草研究所淚 wish it could have happened faster coming into October and November. But I can accept this.害羞草研究所�

Mayor Gord Milsom indicated he would like to see hard dates from staff for implementation of the OCP.

害羞草研究所淟et害羞草研究所檚 put some dates on it if we can,害羞草研究所� added Milsom. 害羞草研究所淟et害羞草研究所檚 have a good timeline when we know this is going to be complete.害羞草研究所�

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