“I think that the Bragg Creek area has waited a long time to see a quality development like this come along to change the way things are done there,” said Coun.
“We have really, as a team, done the very best we could on all levels,” he said.
The project has been ongoing for the last 16 years.
In 2012, Koetsier said he began to visualize what the Gateway Village development could look like.
Koetsier said although there has been some opposition among locals over the years, he is pleased with the public support the proposal garnered.
Development permits, he added, will take a little while longer, as those also need to go before council, and it is currently an election year.