Rezoning application for film studio west of Agassiz withdrawn after heated opposition
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LAKE ERROCK — A proposal to build an indoor film production facility in a picturesque small lakeside community through a rezoning application has been withdrawn after the applicant experienced significant opposition to the project.
According to documents from the March 23rd meeting of the Fraser Valley Regional District board of directors, Arcana Studio founder and CEO Sean O’Reilly advised FVRD staff that he is withdrawing an application to rezone property on Bayview Road toward the construction of an indoor film production facility in Lake Errock.
O’Reilly said he spent approximately three years and about $75,000 on the effort, but was pulling back because of adverse factors working against him.
“It is with much consideration, and a heavy heart, that I am officially withdrawing my application for R6 zoning at my place on Bayview,” O’Reilly wrote in an emailed letter to FVRD staff on February 9. “I’m happy to discuss the reasons for this after spending around $75,000 and three years, but I think you know the majority of them. The level of mistrust, anger and miscommunication (we never were applying for commercial zoning being the most frustrating) ultimately led to this decision. I am hoping on investing time, money, possibly road improvements as FVRD and MOTI seemed to have wanted, as well as offering jobs and training to those in the FVRD, but it will not be at Bayview.”
