Kenora city council has voted unaminously to sell a small piece of property on Minnesota Street to a private developer.
That despite wide-spread opposition from residents who live in that area.
Councillor Graham Chaze says he’s not happy with the tactics used to oppose the sale.
“There has been nothing short of throwing as many arguments as possible, coming from a small group of people, in an attempt to preserve the status quo, that will stop another development, that will benefit the community at large. This has to stop,” Chaze told council Tuesday night prior to the vote.
Mayor Andrew Poirier also voted for the sale, but agrees with residents in the area, that safety has to be improved, especially at Norman Park.
“It’s incumbent upon us, I think, to make some of these investments to make that more secure and more directional, where people can come in and go out and know how to enter the parking lot and how to exit.”
Chaze says the sale is for the benefit of the community because it will allow for the creation of housing and childcare.
A 32-unit building is being proposed for the site, and the land that is going to be purchased, will allow for the creation of 10 new parking spots the developer needs to comply with building codes.
