HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-06-19 Notice to Property Owners (Bantry Bay)
COUNTY OF NEWELL
“Home of Dinosaur Provincial Park”
183037 RR 145 Phone: (403) 362-3266
P.O. Box 130 Fax: (888) 361-7921
BROOKS, ALBERTA Email: administration@newellmail.ca
T1R 1B2 Website: www.countyofnewell.ab.ca
June 19, 2017
Attention: Property Owners Within Bantry Bay Development – SW 5-18-14 W 4M
RE: Update Regarding North Headgates Development That May Impact Bantry Bay Properties
As you are likely aware, the County has been actively working for many years with the owners of the
North Headgates Development located directly East and Northeast of the Bantry Bay Development to
ensure the site is brought into compliance with the County’s Land Use Bylaw.
The North Headgates Property Owners have entered into a binding letter of intent which grants the County
authority to complete a formal Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP) for the site. After the ARP has been
approved, the next step will be to proceed with the registration of a subdivision plan that will include fee
simple titles for individual lots within the Development. The final step will be the installation of upgraded
services and the construction of a road network that provides direct access to each lot within the
Development via a municipally owned and maintained road that meets current standards.
Given the scope of work proposed for the North Headgates Development, consideration is also being
given to including Bantry Bay in the design and construction of the potable water supply and sanitary
waste water collection system. In stating that, the County is aware that a number of Bantry Bay properties
are already connected to the regional potable water system. It is also likely that changes in the raw water
irrigation system(s) utilized by landowners within both developments will be necessary to address
concerns that have been raised.
The cost for the design and construction of the infrastructure required to service the North Headgates
property will be recovered through a local improvement levy applied to benefiting properties. If the scope
of the North Headgates infrastructure work is expanded to also include Bantry Bay, it is likely that the
same cost recovery approach would be applied for that portion of the Bantry Bay infrastructure.
The intent of this letter is to inform Bantry Bay property owners about the potential scope for this project
and confirm that additional details will be provided when more information regarding the various options
considered becomes available. The County will be posting updates on the County’s web site and through
social media applications including Facebook and Twitter as progress is made regarding this initiative.
Sincerely
Layne Johnson
Director of Corporate Services