Is Area "C" dead?
Area "C" is the land to the east of Town from Brook Rd to Workman Rd which has been part of Cobourg's modern expansion plans. The Secondary Plan that outlines this expansion calls for 16,000 people to live in the area and would effectively double the size of the Town if implemented.
In a motion before Council tomorrow evening the Council will adopt a recommendation from the Planning Advisory Committee to adopt the the County's Growth Management Study - "Places to Grow". This report recommends that Cobourg only expand by 3400 people, 1100 jobs and use 88 hectares of greenfields in the next thirty years. Despite the impediments of expansion - a servicing cost of $7.1 million, that will be paid by developers, and the slow growth of the Town a couple of developers are still trying to make it work. The land on the North side of King is owned by Schickendanz, a local builder of homes and other development lots are being held by speculators. Even the latest approved subdivisions in the North end of the area are rumoured to be for sale at any time. So now the developers have doubts about expansion. With the PAC's motion, which will be incorporated into the new Official Plan perhaps sane taxpayers can at last put the boots to this meglomaniacal plan. The cost of maintenance for the new area, if it was ever built would bankrupt us.
In a motion before Council tomorrow evening the Council will adopt a recommendation from the Planning Advisory Committee to adopt the the County's Growth Management Study - "Places to Grow". This report recommends that Cobourg only expand by 3400 people, 1100 jobs and use 88 hectares of greenfields in the next thirty years. Despite the impediments of expansion - a servicing cost of $7.1 million, that will be paid by developers, and the slow growth of the Town a couple of developers are still trying to make it work. The land on the North side of King is owned by Schickendanz, a local builder of homes and other development lots are being held by speculators. Even the latest approved subdivisions in the North end of the area are rumoured to be for sale at any time. So now the developers have doubts about expansion. With the PAC's motion, which will be incorporated into the new Official Plan perhaps sane taxpayers can at last put the boots to this meglomaniacal plan. The cost of maintenance for the new area, if it was ever built would bankrupt us.
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I believe that the Area c Section of the Town, has been approved before the new Planning Review and Places to Grow regulations became law. This would tell me that the additional growth would not be affected by these new regulations.
Therein lies the problem, Area C has only two appllications in the pipeline before 2006, those will be the ones that proceed, I am told. very small area indeed inside a much larger greenfield in which only 88 hectares and 3400 people can use. With a potential population of 11,000 that can be accomodated inside the "built boundary" it is obvious that area C is a dinosoar!
PUBLIC MEETING RE THE BEACH:
Tuesday, January 19th at 5 pm
Old Bailey Courtroom.
For those of us who don't want to see our beach and park turned into a gated community.
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