Crescent Park development approved
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This article was published 13/09/2023 (961 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The City Centre community committee met on Sept. 5 following a summer hiatus.
The committee endorsed a number of liquor permits for upcoming and recent events, including the 18th annual Sherbrook Street Festival, and also approved a per capita grant of $106 for the Lindenwood Place Neighbourhood Watch. The grant will go towards a rental space at École Van Walleghem School, to be used for a meeting between the watch and the Winnipeg Police Service.
The committee chose to lay over a decision on a proposal to remove a four-way stop at Borebank Street and Taylor Avenue, to its Sept. 25 meeting. Although there were multiple letters in support of the removal, many of which referred to it as a safety risk to pedestrians in the area, there was a hesitancy to remove it before more information is collected from the public service.
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The proposed plan for a development on 740 Holly ave., in the community surrounding Crescent Park, that was approved by the City Centre community committee on Sept. 5.
During a public hearing, the committee approved one subdivision and rezoning in support of a single-family residence at 740 Holly Ave.
There were six residents who registered in opposition, because of the property’s proximity to Crescent Park, raising the argument that the property will be built on what is essentially park land.
“I’m always grateful, as I’m sure I speak for all of City Centre, when ward residents come in favour of park land,” said Coun. Sherri Rollins (Fort-Rouge – East Fort Garry). “We’ve done some tremendous policy in support of park land, and I want to thank the public service for detailing why this, in part, isn’t that. It’s for sure Crescent Park, it’s for sure the community that surrounds Crescent Park, but it hasn’t been understood as park land for decades and decades and decades.”
The development was approved with a variance, ensuring that the applicant, Donovan Toews, reports back to the city throughout the house’s construction so that it doesn’t stretch outside of its property and onto the surrounding park land.
Arborists will also survey the development and report back about the safety of trees in the area.
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