$250-THOUSAND DOLLARS RAISED FOR WFP LAND PURCHASE
Feb 19, 2010
MONEY IS ALREADY COMING IN TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF FORMER TREE FARM LICENSE LAND IN THE JUAN DE FUCA AREA.
THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR JUAN DE FUCA, MIKE HICKS, SAYS THE LAND CONSERVANCY RECEIVED A QUARTER-MILLION DOLLAR DONATION.
SEVERAL PARTIES ARE SCRAMBLING TO SAVE TWO WATERFRONT PROPERTIES -- NOW FOR SALE BY WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS -- FROM DEVELOPMENT.
HICKS SAYS THE COMBINED PRICE FOR SANDCUT BEACH AND THE JORDAN RIVER SURFER'S BEACH IS $3-MILLION 700-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE SALE DATE IS MARCH 8.
THE CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT HAS ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION, BUT HICKS HOPES AN OFFER CAN BE PUT FORTH REGARDLESS.
"THE FIRST THING IS TO MAKE AN OFFER, SUBJECT TO FINANCING," SAYS HICKS. "I'M TRYING TO GET THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, THE [CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT], AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN THROUGH THE LAND CONSERVANCY."
HICKS WAS SPEAKING WITH CFAX 1070'S AL FERRABY.
- RYAN PRICE
