Here is a video with some of my comments about building housing in downtown Duncan.
I believe the City of Duncan made a mistake in granting an Option To Purchase a city owner lot on Kenneth Street to a local non-profit organization which proposes to build a three storey “public art gallery” bordering Kenneth Street, Ingram Street and City Hall Square.
Note that this non-profit organization wants taxpayers to fund its purchase of this city owner lot. The option runs for three years and would allow the non-profit organization to purchase this lot at the APPRAISED VALUE, not the MARKET VALUE, at the time of purchase.
Here are links to some local media coverage of this issue:
- Cowichan Valley Citizen, 2 March 2022
- Cowichan Valley Citizen, 6 June 2022
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There are major art galleries in Victoria. There are major art galleries in Nanaimo. We do not need one. We have a wonderful gallery at the Cowichan Community Centre, run by a non profit and well supported by the community.
I personally don’t want any of my tax dollars going into this project. T
I agree completely.
The proponents of this project have said their non profit society is totally dependent on taxpayer funding for this land purchase and this project in general. Like you, I do not want to see any taxpayer dollars going toward this project.