DBIA Issues Comment on Golf Club Neighbourhood Plan

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 05:15 PM

Prince George, B.C.-The Downtrown Business Improvement Association has released a comment on the neighbourhood plan for the Prince George Golf and Curling Club lands at hightways 16 and 97.

"The highway 16/97 intersection is a critical gateway of our community." says the official release, although no one is directly named as providing the quotes or signing the release.

The document continues "The Golf Course/Pine Centre neighbourhood plan provides an opportunity to put policies in place that will guide the development of this high profile area. The DBIA is pleased to see Council working to attract investment to Prince George and we understand that planning for the future is an important part of attracting investment. The DBIA believes that a healthy downtown cannot exist in isolation and that investment in the community benefits us all."

The release indicates the DBIA has concerns about the economic viability of the plan "Our analysis of the plan highlights concerns regarding its overall economic viability given the projected time frame for a developer's return on investment. We are confident that the City will take into account the overall economic viability of the neighbourhood plan as part of its decision making process. We hope that the golf course continues to be a jewel in our city regardless of how it’s developed and we look forward to the benefit its redevelopment will bring to our community."

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Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 05:15 PM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: verballabel on June 29 2010 6:10 PM

Keep your noses out of the new downtown.

Posted by: gus on June 30 2010 11:00 AM

The new downtown has begun at Box Store Heaven.

Pine Centre is trying to make sure that they will continue to have a role to play as a centre for shopping.

Put a few small office buildings into either one of those locations, similar to the mixed use development at 15th and Central, add a higher rise condo or two with some parks, re-adjust the circulation a bit and you have the makings of a satellite "downtown".

THAT is what City Hall should be getting ready for. It has happened in other cities and, just like the box store trend, I think it is a safe bet that it will happen here. The whole PG golf course property is the beginning of that.

Downtown will either lie dormant for several more decades or can become part of a multi-clustered city with free rapid transit to connect them. That will, of course, ensure that there will be little spillage out of those three clusters.

The Hart will have to wait a while longer and stay in 1960's shopping centre mode until here is an actual City increase in population