Open House On Golf Course Neighbourhood Plan

Monday, July 26, 2010 04:00 AM

PGGCC Draft Neighbourhood Plan as shown on the City of PG's website

Prince George, B.C. - It has been a long-time coming, but the much-anticipated open house on a draft plan for the Golf Course-Pine Centre Neighbourhood goes this evening...

Prince George City Councillors originally directed staff to prepare a draft plan back in December of 2007, after a number of development proponents approached the Prince George Golf & Curling Club and the city about acquiring that land for re-development.

At that time, council had wanted a plan in place to guide that development and directed that an 18-hole, par 3 golf course be included; however, the ensuing downturn in the global economy forced a re-assessment that's resulted in the plan that will be open for discussion tonight. (Click here, for Opinion250's earlier story outlining details. For complete information click here for the city's website)

One group anxiously awaiting the finalization of this neighbourhood plan is the PGG&CC. Board Member, Larry Parker, says the club has been stuck in limbo -- with a buyer waiting in the wings, but they can't proceed with the deal until the plan is in place. (click here for that story)

Tonight's open house will run from 5pm until 7:30pm in the upstairs room at the Golf & Curling Club at 2515 Recreation Place. Anyone not able to attend has until August 3rd to submit their comments to the city on-line.

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Posted on Monday, July 26, 2010 04:00 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: prov1 on July 26 2010 2:17 PM

Really now... if you are not part of the clik or the old money boys club at the PG golf club who really cares about this other than if its going to cost me the taxpayer money. Talk at the club has it the city wants to bankrupt the course and then the clubs membership will run it with the aid coming from the city...mmmmmm NOT....I really do believe that PG is to big for just one big course(Aberdeen) so I hope this deal gets done and we can have 2 nice courses to choose from...

Posted by: I.Heart.PG on July 26 2010 3:46 PM

"cost me the taxpayer money"

You bet. This plan has cost us $220,000 so far and counting.

Posted by: I.Heart.PG on July 26 2010 3:49 PM

see previous article "Bill For PGGCC Neighbourhood Plan Keeps on Climbing".

http://www.opinion250.com/blog/view/15426/1/bill+for+pggcc+neighbourhood+plan+keeps+on+climbing

Posted by: Retired on July 26 2010 4:54 PM

Dosent the developer usualy submitt a plan to the City for approval. Why is the City involved at this time?

We know that the boys at City Hall dont even know how to pave a street. How would they know how to design a multi-million dollar project like a sub division
Cheers

Posted by: gus on July 26 2010 8:36 PM

Exactly! It is quite simple I thought.

1. Golf course wants to sell the property.

2. Golf course or the potential purchaser puts a proposed rezoning plan together and applies to the City for an OCP change, if that is required and a zoning change if that is required.

3. City says yes, no, or maybe. The latter means "we can work something out".

4. If not, then potential purchaser moves on.

I wonder how the City can justify this kind of development after just recently having having promoted the SGOG exercise.

I would like to see some population thresholds that would see the downtown developed along SGOG lines, plus a development such as the proposed golf course redevelopment, plus the subdivisions that have been approved along Tyner, Fraser Bench at Cowart Rd, College Heights, Hart, etc.

Where is the planned growth map for the whole city? Where are the timeline scenarios to go along with that? How does the plan match the notion of keeping sprawl under control? Or does anyone really care about that sort of thing in the northern wilderness setting that does not live according to social norms in the south of the province?

Put it on GIS and animate the growth in 10,000 population increments. We can play "what if scenarios". It'll be fun. Sim City a la PG :-)