It would appear Coldstream residents opposed to a 55-hundred seat outdoor amphitheatre next to Okanagan College are not alone.
Their presentation to Coldstream politicians Monday night met with much agreement from council.
Fears over noise issues, drainage, parking and environmental concerns were all echoed by council according to Mayor Jim Garlick.
"I think there are a lot of hurdles for it to get through before it will be in front of Coldstream council, and if it makes it that far. There are significant challenges surrounding this draining and sewer in the area, to getting funding for it."
Coldstream council has sent off a letter to Okanagan College and the Education Ministry basically opposing the concept.
"The proposal we have on the table right now for this amphitheater as the way it sits scaled to 55-hundred people and the issues around it, the location, we are just not in favour of it as proposed."
Garlick says it would have to be built using grant funding and that requires the District's support, but right now Coldstream has other arts priorities.
"What we have on the table for Arts & Culture is a museum and art gallery, so those are going to take a lot of work to get done. Then we also have, looking at grants that will come to us for infrastructure, we have a master water plan we want to get working on. They will take priority and I don't see this amphitheatre jumping the queue to get ahead of them."
Garlick says the whole concept is so early in development they haven't even made any applications for building permits or anything else for that matter at this point.
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