A small property near the airport should be excluded from the Agricultural Land Reserve to accommodate YLWsa国际传媒 future needs, city officials say.听
The site at 4150 Old Vernon Rd. 0.5 ha in size and is not being used for active farming. It was bought by the city in 2021 for the specific use of airport expansion in the long-term.听
鈥淵LW has indicated that all non-ALR lands suitable for airside development have been exhausted, making this exclusion necessary for the airportsa国际传媒 continued growth,鈥 a city report states.听
鈥淵LW believes the potential economic benefits of the airportsa国际传媒 expansion to the agricultural community far outweighs the loss of 0.49 ha of unused agricultural land,鈥 the report states.听
A public hearing on the citysa国际传媒 application to exclude the property from the ALR will be held at City Hall on Tuesday, with an anticipated start time of 4 p.m. Interested members of the public can address council on the matter.
If, as expected, councillors vote to support exclusion, the matter will be referred to the Agricultural Land Commission for a final decision.听
Much of the land to the north, west, and south of the property in question was excluded from the ALR in 2016. The YLW 2045 Master Plan shows the site will eventually be used to park planes.听
Members of the city's agricultural advisory committee have already given their support to the exclusion application as necessary for the airport's future growth.听
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