City buys land to add 50 acres to Linley Valley Park
NANAIMO — After rejecting a development proposal for the area, the City of Nanaimo is buying a chunk of land to add to its Linley Valley Park.
The City will spend $3 million to buy 50 acres of land at the end of Tanya Dr. in the area known as Hidden Ridge. The acquisition increases the largest City-owned park to 455 acres.
In December 2017, Council denied a developer’s proposal to remove the land and two other parcels from the Urban Reserve to build a mix of single and multi-family homes.
The proposal was met with stiff opposition from the group Save Linley’s Hidden Ridge, who presented councillors with a petition signed by 2,700 people opposed to the development. It urged Council to protect the area as parkland.