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Incentives proposed for Railtown development

Municipal tax incentives could be used to promote development in Nelson’s Railtown neighbourhood.

It’s one aspect of a plan development services manager Pam Mierau presented to city council this week.

Mierau says public feedback on the draft plan was strongly in favor of mixed-use development.

But it was strongly against three-storey residential near Cottowood Park so that’s off the table.

Council is expected to adopt the plan before the end of the year.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He'll soon publish a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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