City buys lakefront land

The City of Kelowna has added another section of public land along Okanagan Lake, buying 0.16 of a hectare (0.4 acre) at 3676 Lakeshore Road.

The price tag was $2.7 million.

The land is just north of Rotary Beach Park, and the intention is to use it for future expansion of the park.

“This property is one of the last significant obstacles for continued waterfront access between Boyce-Gyro Beach Park and Rotary Beach Park, so it’s an important acquisition at a reasonable cost for waterfront property,” said Mayor Colin Basran.

The city’s Official Community Plan policy is to acquire waterfront property when feasible for the benefit of the community.

In recent years, the city has acquired waterfront properties at 4214 Hobson Rd. and 4020 Lakeshore Road.

“Altogether, there is now more than 10 kilometres of public-owned foreshore in Kelowna including municipal, regional and provincial land holdings,” said a city news release.