2025 (Jan) – Hovey Road expropriation results in lawsuit against the District
For the second time, the District of Central Saanich’s ill-conceived plans to expropriate privately owned land on Hovey Road faces another financial hurtle. In both cases, the challenges have been launched by land’s previous owner, Park Place Seniors Living.
In the first instance, Park Place successfully challenged the purchase price of $3.1 million that the District forced upon them. After the District realized it had mistakenly used an incorrect land assessment value for the property, it paid Park Place an additional $1.5 million.
In this most recent instance, Park Place has issued a BC Supreme Court Notice of Civil Claim against the District, claiming that, from a business perspective, the Hovey Road property was worth $7.2 million. Park Place is now suing the District for an additional $2.6 million plus costs over and above what it has already spent.
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2024 (Oct) – Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner creates an FOI file against the DistrictIn August, a resident of Central Saanich submitted an official Freedom of Information request to the District for a copy of the Kasian report which, according to staff, was the basis for deeming the current municipal building on Mount Newton Road inadequate. The District responded to the resident by sending him the 139 page report. […]
2024 (Aug) – Freedom of Information request results in totally REDACTED replyAfter repeatedly denying requests to view the secret Kasian report which, according to staff was the basis for deeming the current municipal building on Mount Newton Road inadequate, a formal Freedom of Information request for the report was sent to the District. A few weeks later an electronic reply from the District was received. By […]
2024 (Aug) – Community learns of District’s plans to sell Mount Newton Road municipal propertyTo promote its plan of building a new municipal complex on secretly expropriate Hovey Road property, the District sponsored 3 public viewing events. At each viewing there was significant public opposition to the plan. Concerns included costs, road safety, traffic congestion and emergency vehicle proximity to the highly utilized Centennial Park play fields and a […]
