The race is on to own a historic piece of the West Shore.
Western Speedway, the oldest racetrack in Western Canada, is by a Victoria commercial real estate company.
Though the space boasts 81 acres of land B次元官网网址� 42 acres can be used for commercial use and 3.34 acres for residential development B次元官网网址� LangfordB次元官网网址檚 mayor has his mind set on keeping the speedway as a landmark of the community.
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Established in 1954, the property features a 4/10 mile paved oval track and a recreation park.
Young said he and council would support the potential for rezoning as long as the new owner would preserve the speedway. LangfordB次元官网网址檚 Official Community Plan (OCP) places the property under business or light industrial designation.
ItB次元官网网址檚 zoned for multiple uses including commercial recreation, family residential and rural residential.
Currently, there is no price tag on the property.
Consultant Duncan Thomson said that the property is owned by the estate of Vera Wille, who died in 2018. He says theyB次元官网网址檙e looking for the person who has the best ability to keep the land in its best shape.
Former manager Matt Sahlstrom says the speedway was always the B次元官网网址榗rown jewelB次元官网网址� of the West Shore to him, from the moment he first watched a race at 4 until he finished racing in his early 40s.
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Western Speedway wrote on its Facebook page that the 2020 season is guaranteed. B次元官网网址淲e are excited to have a great 2020 season and many more,B次元官网网址� reads the post.
The property is being marketed B次元官网网址渢hrough a competitive bid process,B次元官网网址� according to the realtor, with the deadline for submissions set at June 18, 11 a.m.
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B次元官网网址� with files from Nina Grossman
