DRUGHOUSE BYLAW HEADS TO COUNCIL

A bylaw requiring landowners to fix their properties after a drug lab or
grow-op is found on the premises is expected to be adopted by city council
Tuesday.

Under the controlled substance property remediation bylaw, a landowner will
have 30 days to have an independent expert investigate the property and
report to city hall on its condition.

If the property is deemed not safe to occupy, the landowner will have 60
days to fix any problems.

Should the landowner fail to comply, the city will do the necessary work,
demolish the building or file legal notice on the title of the building.

Costs for such work would be transfered to outstanding taxes.

Permit us to build

During the first six months of this year, the city's planning and
engineering services department has issued 799 building permits in the first
two quarters of 2005, compared to 773 in 2004 and 586 in 2003.

The total value of permits to date, $68.9 million, is almost double the
permit values for 2004 ($38.2 million).

Total business licence applications to date for 2005 are 603, which equals
$844,549, an increase of $23,305 over 2004, when total revenue came to
$821,244.

waste-water plant

In the absence of federal and provincial funding this year to help finance a
new waste-water treatment plant for Kamloops, a council committee recommends
shelving design and construction of the plant until funding is confirmed.
Council is expected to adopt the recommendation Tuesday.