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Trustees advance Triple Rock housing bylaws to third reading

Denman’s Local Trust Committee gave three proposed bylaws for the Triple Rock Land Cooperative third reading at a special meeting on Feb. 17.

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The Denman Island Local Trust Committee gave third reading to proposed bylaws for the Triple Rock Land Cooperative at its Feb. 17 special meeting, according to adopted minutes. ^[1]

The proposed changes include four additional residential units, secondary suites in all units and a housing agreement to secure 19 cooperative units as affordable housing. ^[1]

At the meeting, the applicant said discussions about financing had taken place but no financing was in place. The minutes also record support for the application and concerns about secondary suites. ^[1]

The committee’s discussion included environmental impacts, rainwater use and the project’s potential to provide safe housing for people living in substandard or unsafe housing. ^[1]

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