The developers of a proposed tower on the former RCMP site are rejecting claims there was any inappropriate conduct in the redesign of their building.

A statement from Appelt Properties and its partner Wexford Developments says the Kelowna Legacy Group含羞草研究社檚 (KLG) statements about the project planning and approvals process are misleading.

KLG released its own statement earlier this week questioning whether the original 13-storey development was 含羞草研究社渄estined to fail, or was it a bait-and-switch.含羞草研究社� A revised proposal put forward by Appelt and Wexford increases the building to 25-storeys.

According to Appelt, the changes are a result of the community input received on the building含羞草研究社檚 form and character and not bait and switch.

含羞草研究社淲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,含羞草研究社� says Greg Appelt, president.

Appelt pointed out the result is a taller, slimmer building which is set back from Doyle, better protects views from neighbouring properties and reduces the shadow impacts in the neighbourhood, all with the originally promised amenities intact.

含羞草研究社淭he redesign does mean that a total of 59 rental units have been lost,含羞草研究社� added Appelt.

KLG also claims the developers were awarded use of the city-owned land in exchange for a relatively small monthly lease of approximately $2,300 per month for 88 years with a review and adjustment at that time for another 19 years.

Appelt says the monthly lease payment is not $2,300 a month.

The KLG statement was signed by Les Bellamy, whom Appelt describes as 含羞草研究社渢he spokesperson for an anonymous special interest group with unclear intentions.含羞草研究社�

含羞草研究社淚f he and KLG members genuinely suffer from a lack of understanding of the application and the results of our consultation, we invite him to engage with us directly because we believe it represents a positive outcome to the community engagement process,含羞草研究社� said Appelt.

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gary.barnes@kelownacapnews.com
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