RDOS Directors today endorsed a Transit Future Plan that will:

1. Approve a changeable 25 year transit plan for the region that seeks to coordinate fees and routes in a regionally directed system
2. Allow transit patrons to get to and from in the region in a coordinated way
3. Establish a transit advisory committee
4. No improvements in service in the next year

Some directors questioned why the Plan does not mention certain locations like Kaleden which could be a hub for buses from Princeton and Osoyoos. It was explained that this was a plan but the operational details have yet to be worked out.

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RDOS will take a stronger stance on where communications towers are erected in the Okanagan Similkameen.

The Regional District focused on an application for a tower in rural Osoyoos on a flat piece of property in the middle of an agricultural area. RDOS will charge a fee for referral applications to review design guideline and the distance from homes. Directors also asked staff to report back on a budget item of doing a study on the effects of transmitted waves and the impacted on real estate values.