Rezoning Meeting for Treedom on Cortes Island
Cortes Currents
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Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The rezoning meeting for an additional three buildings on the Treedom Ventures property, at 1062 Seascape Road, in Mansons Landing Landing, was held Thursday. This would bring the total number of buildings on this 82 acre property to 8, with an additional cabin. Between 25 and 30 people attended attended the in person component of the meeting and an unknown number attended through the internet or by phone.
Four First Nations were contacted about this development. The Homalco First Nation had no objection, and the Klahoose, Tla’amin and K’omoks Nations did not respond.
The property was purchased by a limited partnership in 1999 and is currently divided into three segments:
40 acres of forest, protected by covenants held by the Land Conservancy of British Columbia.
2 acres of covenanted coastal ecosystem, also protected by an agreement with the Land Conservancy.
Members of the limited partnership occupy five houses in the remaining segment of the property
Cortes Island Regional Director Noba Anderson chaired the rezoning meeting at Mansons Hall and the other three member of the SRD’s Electoral Areas Services Committee attended virtually.
Trail in the conservation covenant – courtesy The Land Conservancy of British Columbia press release