Saanich will reconsider a resolution that a 12-hectare property on Watkiss Way be sent to the Capital Regional District for consideration as a sewage-treatment site.
Council voted 5-4 against the resolution on June 22, but Mayor Richard Atwell has brought forth the resolution for a second time, to be dealt with at Monday’s council meeting.
The property, adjacent to Victoria General Hospital, is privately owned by Allen Vandekerhove and is part of the Agricultural Land Reserve. The proposal calls for about five hectares of the land to be used for sewage treatment.
The CRD’s Eastside select committee is considering potential sewage treatment sites for Saanich, Victoria and Oak Bay.
The public will have a chance to speak on the issue at the council meeting at 7 p.m. at Saanich Municipal Hall. If approved, the site would still undergo technical analysis by the Eastside select committee.
The Eastside and Westside committees have shortlisted “technically feasible” sites within the CRD. Private land owners were given a deadline of June 24 to submit proposals.
Private landowners had to get approval from their local council before forwarding land for consideration by the Eastside group. That was not the case with the Westside select committee.
The Westside committee, which includes Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, View Royal, Songhees Nation and Esquimalt Nation, has received a letter from the Royal Colwood Golf Club offering a three-acre parcel of land for consideration as a possible wastewater treatment site.
That site will be considered along with 20 other locations that were previously identified.
The public can provide feedback on all Westside sites through an online feedback form. The form is available until Wednesday at http://fluidsurveys.com/s/WestsideSiteSpeak/.
