Alternative Approval Process

Alternative Approval Process - Exchange of Park Land at Mackie Park & Hellings Park (Bylaw No. 8382)

 

The City of Delta is seeking elector approval to exchange land with the Board of Education of School District No. 37 for the purposes of constructing a new second synthetic turf field at Mackie Park. The City of Delta will exchange two (2) pieces of park land for one (1) piece of school land for an equal land area of 2,029 m2). The lands subject to the exchange are located at 10900 82 Avenue (Mackie Park) and 11800 86A Avenue (Hellings Park).

Council may proceed with the adoption of Delta Mackie and Hellings Park Land Exchange Bylaw No. 8382, 2024 unless at least 10% of the electors of the City of Delta sign an elector response form indicating their opposition. Council has determined that 10% of eligible electors within the City of Delta is 7,573.

Delta Mackie and Hellings Park Land Exchange Bylaw No. 8382, 2024 and related documents are available for public inspection below and at the Office of the City Clerk, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays beginning March 21, 2024 to April 22, 2024. 

Who can sign an elector response form?

Only eligible electors of the City of Delta may sign and submit an elector response form. Eligible electors must meet all of the following qualifications:

  • a Canadian citizen;
  • an individual who is age 18 or older;
  • a resident of British Columbia for at least six months;
  • a Delta resident or owner of property within Delta; and
  • not disqualified from voting by the Local Government Act or any other act.

A non-resident property elector must meet all of the following qualification:

  • not entitled to register as a resident elector for the City of Delta;
  • a registered owner of real property within the City of Delta;
  • a Canadian citizen;
  • an individual who is age 18 or older;
  • has been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months; and
  • not disqualified from voting by the Local Government Act or any other act.

Note: Corporations and land held in a corporate name are not eligible to vote. In the case of multiple owners of a parcel, only one person may vote as a non-resident property elector.

What do I do if I am not opposed?

If you are not opposed to the lease, no action is required.

What do I do if I am opposed?

If you are opposed to the lease, complete an elector response form and submit the originally signed elector response form to the City Clerk at Delta City Hall (4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, 2nd Floor, Office of the City Clerk) before 4:45 p.m. on April 22, 2024. The form must have an original signature; photocopied, faxed, imaged, or emailed signed forms cannot be accepted.