{"id":299100,"date":"2025-11-22T06:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T06:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/299100\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T06:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T06:45:13","slug":"kelowna-farmers-push-back-against-proposed-land-swap-involving-golf-course-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/299100\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelowna farmers push back against proposed land swap involving golf course"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kelowna Springs Golf Course<\/a> could soon undergo major changes, and while it\u2019s a direct impact to golfers, nearby farmers say they\u2019re bracing for even bigger threats.<\/p>\n

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The City of Kelowna<\/a> has agreed to a proposed land swap with development company Denciti.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe agreement involves exchanging approximately 60 acres of Denciti-owned property at 480 Penno Road, known as Kelowna Springs Golf Course, including 9 acres of trails, water features and open space, for 9.1 acres of City-owned industrial land at 3199 Hollywood Road North,\u201d the city said in a press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cDenciti will retain approximately 46 acres of land directly adjacent to the Golf Course, which will be subject to an application for industrial land use.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neighbouring farmers say that shift to industrial land would bring concrete, traffic, and environmental challenges right to their doorstep.<\/p>\n

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For farmers like Alexandra Martin, flooding is the biggest worry.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat land is usually used as a sponge for excess moisture,\u201d she said. \u201cIf it\u2019s built over, the water has to go somewhere, and it\u2019s going to flood local lands. Mill Creek will be affected too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her neighbour Lorel Pearce agrees.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny kind of industrial land built on this property is going to be damaging to our properties,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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During a walk through her land, Martin pointed to several puddles. \u201cThis is how saturated the ground already is,\u201d she said, \u201cand we haven\u2019t had a ton of rain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She says spring melt would be even worse.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the snowpack melts, that water has to go somewhere. With new concrete there, it\u2019ll most likely go onto our land.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement, the City of Kelowna said the agreement would \u201csecure Kelowna Springs Golf Course\u2019s future as a distinctive 9-hole course with full-length holes, while preserving natural areas for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

But some residents say they want the city to go much further.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest happiness any of us could ever have is for the City of Kelowna to purchase the whole 18-hole golf course and keep it as a municipal playground,\u201d Pearce said.<\/p>\n

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Denciti, meanwhile, says the proposal would support both economic and recreational growth, creating over 35 acres for job-producing businesses and adding a year-round pickleball sports dome.<\/p>\n

The City of Kelowna did not make anyone available for an interview regarding the proposal or the residents\u2019 concerns.<\/p>\n

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