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Denman housing project advances to water-impact study

The Local Trust Committee asked staff to prepare a study framework and gather information for draft rezoning bylaws for the seniors’ affordable housing proposal.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2018-02-01 · compiled 2026-10-01

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The Denman Island Local Trust Committee asked staff to prepare a draft terms of reference for a study of the proposed seniors’ affordable housing project’s water supply and sewage disposal impacts on local groundwater. ^[1]

In its November meeting, the committee also asked staff to compile information needed to create draft rezoning bylaws for the project. ^[1]

The Grapevine’s account of the trustee’s report says the committee took those steps at its last meeting of 2017. ^[2]

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