Special council meeting

Shannon LeClair

Times Reporter

 

The Town of Strathmore held a special public hearing on September 21 to discuss bylaws in regards to the Wildflower Ranch. Cancorp Property Group and their consultants came forward with a request. The first reading of the bylaw was on Sept. 1.  

Administration recommended a couple of changes to the plan such as deleting a road and a row of housing. The recommended deleted part was a strip that was adjacent to the southerly portion of Hill Crest Manor Estates. 

The other recommendation was that the developer builds a pedestrian bridge, which would link up Hill Crest and Wildflower at the developer’s sole cost. It would be a part of the regional pathway system. The other change was just that they provide some additional buffering and landscape to the plan so that the people have a nicer view than another row of houses.  

“I believe with all of the changes we have made we’ve been able to address all of the public concerns that came forward,” said Linda Nelson Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for the Town.  

There were a few concerns regarding one of the roads and she said they still have to look at it, but she thinks once the new road is built it will not be a concern. 

The redesignation was the second bylaw discussed which included the R1N, the narrow lot and the R1, which is single family detached residential and some park space. There will be a nice range of 40, 42, 44 and 46-foot lots. In the bylaw they have insured that the min stays at 1.5 so people will always have a three-metre separation between buildings.  

The same distance will still separate each building, no matter what size they are.