Little is being said about a plan to end a protracted legal dispute.
City of Vernon representatives met with the Okanagan Equestrian Society Tuesday to discuss the future of the Kin Race Track site.
“We’re trying to come to a solution,” said Mayor Akbal Mund.
Options to resolve the issue exist but no details are being provided.
“Both sides offered their positions on how to resolve the issue,” said Ed Woolley, society spokesperson.
The society has been pursuing legal action against the city and the Regional District of North Okanagan to use the property since a 2010 eviction.
Some city and regional district officials have stated they would like the site designated for other recreational activities.
Proposed resolutions for the dispute will be discussed at the society’s annual general meeting Saturday.
“It’s probably not the end of the process. It may be the beginning,” said Woolley.
Mund would not comment on how optimistic he is about the issue being settled.
“It will depend on how the parties see the proposal,” he said.
Woolley is also being cautious about the situation.
“Both sides want it to go away but both sides are somewhat handcuffed in what they can do to make it go away,” he said of legal and legislative factors.