HomeMy WebLinkAbout74-73REPORT NO.4
CtiNADI��N LEGION PURCHASE OF LAND
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Tn Can�uian Legion has written to Council offerring to purchase
3 acres of land in the Bowman ille Industrial Pain as a site for
the relocation of their legion hall. They have offerred to purchase
this land immediately south of the cemetery for 8219000. I have
examined this proposal and make the following observations:
1. Before the Legion could build on the proposed site they
would have to have an Official Plan Amendment approved by
the Rc;;ion and Q>>o�n's Park and a Zoning Amendment approved
by Council and the O.M.B. This is likely to be a protracted
process and perhaps not a successful one.
2. This proposal would subtract from the supply of industrial
land at a time when the Town is clearly short of industrial
assessment and local employment opportunities.
3. The price offerred by the Legion is not realistic in today's
market. Industrial Land is currently selling at at least
615,000 per acre in the Bowmanville area according to roil
estate agents estimates. To sell this land at less than its
full market price because of the proposed "service club"
nature of the development could constitute a precedent
which would be seriously disadvantageous to the interests of
the municipality's taxpayers.
4. The Region would have to extend municipal sewers and water
mains approximately 1800 ft. north along Cemetery Road from
Base Line Road. Approvals for this would probably take some
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time and the Rc3ion would probably want the Legion to pay for
this initially, although some of the costs could be recovered
later if additional developments looked up to the extensions,,
This initial capital cost would not be significant to an
industrial developer, but could be beyond the means of the
local Legion Branch.
In conclusion T think that the present proposal is not particularly
advantageous from either the Town's or the Legion's point of view,
and 1 would recommend that the Legion be urged to seek another
more suitable site within the Town.
Respectfully submitted,
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George F. howden,
Planning Director,