Jason Cox, a local business owner and member of the Penticton Chamber of Commerce, said it best I believe: I think many people have missed the point that this development is first and foremost a multimillion dollar upgrade to the marina at Skaha lake which will increase the number of boat slips and dramatically improve the existing marina building to add a restaurant. I also think that the water slide component will enhance the park in the same way that loco landing enhances the park that they lease near okanagan lake. The developers are also paying to move and improve the splash pad for families and the boathouse for the paddle club. Also the city has ensured that the taxpayers are kept safe by securing a performance bond for the construction phase so the thing doesn't end up half done if the developers should run into trouble like the hockey dorm.
Dear City of Penticton,
Rest assured that the development of Skaha Park has several enthusiastic supporters. We, the undersigned, are among them. Thank you for allowing for a family focused Entertainment spot that will bring new life to Skaha Park.
Updates
July 24, 2015
I just checked and we somehow hit one hundred signatures which is honestly a lot more than I thought would happen when I started typing this out in a rush. It is just really cool to see that so many other people get why the marina upgrades and the park stuff are actually good for us even if it feels like nobody is talking about it.
Reached 500 supporters
July 23, 2015
July 23, 2015
Seeing this kind of movement is honestly wild because I really just started this out of frustration with how much noise was drowning out the actual facts about the marina upgrades and those performance bonds. You all really stepped up to show that people actually want to see this development move forward and I am so grateful for the energy everyone is bringing to this conversation.
Reached 100 supporters
July 21, 2015
314 Comments
Lets go with the improvements! We love our city and we don't want it to die out. I totally support our council and know it is difficult to stand firm with decisions that are unpopular with some. It seems that a certain group of people don't hesitate to slam council for every single thing they do.
Positive development for a little used section of the park. New marina and restaurant. All good things for a small loss of green space; a lot of which will still remain green. Economic benefits, tourism draw, and something for kids and families in the south end; which is lacking. Wins all around.
As a long time resident of penticton, I am extremely excited for the new development along skaha! It's about time we bring something geared towards families, I also am looking forward to all of children having opportunities for summer jobs.
We need this new development. We have plenty of other parks for kids to use. We need something for kids to do for fun other then just hanging out in places like parks where all they do is get drunk or do drugs. We need fun things for them to do instead and I think this will be a step in the right direction.
Moved here to Penticton 2 years ago and yes we need to support this proposal by Trio marine. Let's open that end up of Skaha lake and support any tourist development and bring in more buisness as as for us and our kids/grandkids
I think the city should offer this again but allowing other people than just seniors to vote as I’ve seen in comment lots of people are busy with work or don’t have time to get they’re young one dressed and rushed out the door for a city meeting there should be an online voting pole just the resident of Penticton can use because as u can see the petition has over a thousand signatures and all the comments about it anywhere on social media are positive
Very excited to see this project moving forward in spite of the baseless resistance. We have the houses going in, now we need attractions for families.
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Jason Cox, a local business owner and member of the Penticton Chamber of Commerce, said it best I believe: I think many people have missed the point that this development is first and foremost a multimillion dollar upgrade to the marina at Skaha lake which will increase the number of boat slips and dramatically improve the existing marina building to add a restaurant. I also think that the water slide component will enhance the park in the same way that loco landing enhances the park that they lease near okanagan lake. The developers are also paying to move and improve the splash pad for families and the boathouse for the paddle club. Also the city has ensured that the taxpayers are kept safe by securing a performance bond for the construction phase so the thing doesn't end up half done if the developers should run into trouble like the hockey dorm.
Dear City of Penticton,
Rest assured that the development of Skaha Park has several enthusiastic supporters. We, the undersigned, are among them. Thank you for allowing for a family focused Entertainment spot that will bring new life to Skaha Park.
Updates
July 24, 2015
I just checked and we somehow hit one hundred signatures which is honestly a lot more than I thought would happen when I started typing this out in a rush. It is just really cool to see that so many other people get why the marina upgrades and the park stuff are actually good for us even if it feels like nobody is talking about it.
Reached 500 supporters
July 23, 2015
July 23, 2015
Seeing this kind of movement is honestly wild because I really just started this out of frustration with how much noise was drowning out the actual facts about the marina upgrades and those performance bonds. You all really stepped up to show that people actually want to see this development move forward and I am so grateful for the energy everyone is bringing to this conversation.
Reached 100 supporters
July 21, 2015
314 Comments
Looking forward to all the benefits this development brings to our city. I have 9 grandchildren who love coming here to play in the parks. They love Loco Landing, gocarting and mini golf. The water slides will be a blast. I'm in the over 61 demographic. I might have try it myself!
Lets go with the improvements! We love our city and we don't want it to die out. I totally support our council and know it is difficult to stand firm with decisions that are unpopular with some. It seems that a certain group of people don't hesitate to slam council for every single thing they do.
Positive development for a little used section of the park. New marina and restaurant. All good things for a small loss of green space; a lot of which will still remain green. Economic benefits, tourism draw, and something for kids and families in the south end; which is lacking. Wins all around.
As a long time resident of penticton, I am extremely excited for the new development along skaha! It's about time we bring something geared towards families, I also am looking forward to all of children having opportunities for summer jobs.
We need this new development. We have plenty of other parks for kids to use. We need something for kids to do for fun other then just hanging out in places like parks where all they do is get drunk or do drugs. We need fun things for them to do instead and I think this will be a step in the right direction.
Moved here to Penticton 2 years ago and yes we need to support this proposal by Trio marine. Let's open that end up of Skaha lake and support any tourist development and bring in more buisness as as for us and our kids/grandkids
I think the city should offer this again but allowing other people than just seniors to vote as I’ve seen in comment lots of people are busy with work or don’t have time to get they’re young one dressed and rushed out the door for a city meeting there should be an online voting pole just the resident of Penticton can use because as u can see the petition has over a thousand signatures and all the comments about it anywhere on social media are positive
Very excited to see this project moving forward in spite of the baseless resistance. We have the houses going in, now we need attractions for families.
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Looking forward to all the benefits this development brings to our city. I have 9 grandchildren who love coming here to play in the parks. They love Loco Landing, gocarting and mini golf. The water slides will be a blast. I'm in the over 61 demographic. I might have try it myself!