Astro Hill apartments approved after a divided committee vote on family housing

Council approved two Astro Hill apartment buildings on August 25. The preceding committee debate focused on the mix of homes for families.

The planning report for DP 26-026 lists 118 units: 10 studios, 89 one-bedroom and 19 two-bedroom homes, in two five-storey buildings replacing Buildings 352 and 354. It lists no three- or four-bedroom units.

Two meetings, two votes

August 18 minutes name Aglukark, Kunuk and Matshazi in favour of recommendation GP 26-44, with Stevenson opposed. On August 25, Council approved motion 26-184 unanimously with four votes. Stevenson was absent, and Smith chaired. His committee opposition is not a Council no vote.

Keep the counts tied to their sources

The minutes discussion refers to 110 proposed units; the planning report specifies 118. The written description of existing units is also ambiguous beside the previously reviewed audio. Those differences need clarification before reporting a net housing gain or an exact number of family homes lost.

Approval is subject to the planning conditions, including a flow test and updated sprinkler servicing study before permit issuance, and a registered survey and utility easement before occupancy. It does not establish construction, occupancy or spare citywide water capacity.

Committee review and previously audited audio questions · Council record · Water and housing investigation