Lucknow Sentinel, 2009-05-06, Page 7-44
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David Brown plans to add an 80 unit subdivision in Ripley
BY GARIT REID
Sentinel Staff
People attended a
planning meeting
April 27 at the
Huron -Kinloss
township council
offices to hear about
a proposed 80 -unit
subdivision located
at 32 'Huron St.
which is located at
the south of Ripley.
The proposed
subdivision is the
developer
who
idea of
David
Brown,
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subdivision which
would include 51
single -detached
dwellings and 29
townhouse units on
23 acres of land.
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as well as a
stormwater man-
agement basin and
associated age
corridor. .,A house
and four accessory
buildings on the
property are all
planned for
removal.
James, has
received many let-
ters
etters of objections
from .resists and
one from the
Ripley -Huron Fire
chief Doug
who said, "I have a
concern that this
subdivision may not
be served with an
adequate volume of
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However, the
neighbouring resi-
dents are worried
about adequate
water and sewer,
proper drainage, and
parking on roads
because of the huge
influx of people to
this subdivision.
Another question
asked _by one of the
residents at the
meeting is wee all
the people were
coming to live
in the townhouse
unite-
"This is an area.
growth, withthe
xpansion of the
Brice Nuclear site,...
said planner Roil
Davidson: "The
three Mocks of
townhouse units
would be for fami-
lies and seniors."
Davidson said the
single family
dwellings are on big
lots, far away from
the townhouse prop-
erties. There is also
provision for a fence
along the rear, yard
of the tow
he said, that
the municipality
.will be placing site
plan control on this
project with condi-
tions to be , met
before Brown can
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get :building per-
mits.
This is small
town Ontario f and
we struggle with
this : because the
province wants
denser development
in urban areas,,, said
councillor Jim
Hanna.
"I sit at the votuity
level on all of this,"
said Mayor Mitch
'Dwain. "Not even, -
body can afford a
single family
dwelling but the
- fortunate need
too.
township's
planning.
which consists
of Council members,
has xecommnded
that the proposed
draft plan be given
final approval at
township council
level.
Everyone who
attended the: public
meeting on April 27
or submitted letters
of objection, will
receive notice of the
passage of the draft
plan approval.
Brown told coun-
cil he is working on
the , Ripley Square
project but it is a
• very complicated
and delicate
process.
• "We're :going to
try and make the
impact on the neigh-
bours of the subdivi-
sion a positive one,"
said Brown. It's
going to bring more
people into the area,
which will be good
for businesses, new
jobs • and keeping
schools off."