The Official PEI Project Thread

[RJl]

Originally Posted by Siriusb

Not sure who he is but betcha he doesn't live in the city!! The appeal against the UPEI residence was appealed by a resident in Marshfield who was an alumnus. Thankfully that was overturned.
How can one person tie up one project and cause such expense and impact the economy so much?!
We must push the government to get rid of IRAC's decisions on development.

I totally agree with you on this ! It seems they don’t want any developers here.

[ThePurpleHouse]

Originally Posted by Siriusb

Not sure who he is but betcha he doesn't live in the city!! The appeal against the UPEI residence was appealed by a resident in Marshfield who was an alumnus. Thankfully that was overturned.
How can one person tie up one project and cause such expense and impact the economy so much?!
We must push the government to get rid of IRAC's decisions on development.

I believe if you look at it again, the name is "Don", not "Dan". And if you check Geolinc, you'll find he lives close by.

[TGK]

Originally Posted by ThePurpleHouse

I believe if you look at it again, the name is "Don", not "Dan". And if you check Geolinc, you'll find he lives close by.

I looked around the general area and I don't see his name...he must be deeper into the Sherwood Forest, living in his dreamland that his waste of time appeal will actually slow progress...what an ass hat.

[Siriusb]

Community group excited as work to replace Charlottetown's Simmons Sports Centre set to begin

CBC NEWS PEI

Let Logic Prevails!! Good News for a very successful aging facility!!!

City council endorses plan to build new facility at existing site........

MORE HERE > https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/princ...GaZbw9VR6YtMqU

[Siriusb]

Originally Posted by TGK

I looked around the general area and I don't see his name...he must be deeper into the Sherwood Forest, living in his dreamland that his waste of time appeal will actually slow progress...what an ass hat.

Looks like the "donk"or Don works in the city at least.....!!

Don Read
General Manager at PEI Vegetable Growers Co-op
280 Sherwood Rd Charlottetown

Good luck with the appeal bud!!

[Canasian]

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84-unit apartment building proposed for downtown Charlottetown






I wish this could have first floor retail! It would be perfect for Prince Street.

[905er]

that's a great little proposal for Charlottetown.. and agree, only thing missing is first floor retail component.

[Siriusb]

Charlottetown's planning department seeing unprecedented number of applications, manager says

CBC NEWS PEI

Charlottetown's manager of planning and heritage says his department is seeing an unprecedented number of applications......
.......It's consistent across all kind of construction as well, from single-family dwellings to office buildings to commercial use.....

MORE HERE > https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/princ...ning-1.5940310

[Siriusb]

Charlottetown seeking plans to replace Simmons Arena

CBC NEWS PEI

A request for proposals for the schematic design for the replacement of Simmons Sports Centre in Charlottetown is expected to be issued by the end of the week.....

MORE HERE > https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/princ...-rfp-1.5941985
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[Siriusb]

UPDATED: City of Charlottetown's 2021-22 capital budget includes money for new rink, fire station

The Guardian

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A community group that dedicated itself to saving a Charlottetown neighbourhood rink says there is still work to do.
Mark Fisher, who is with Friends of Simmons, is happy to hear the City of Charlottetown formally committed to building a new facility in the 2021-22 capital budget which was approved on Wednesday, March 10.

The budget earmarks $19.2 million to the parks and recreation department for projects that include $15 million for the construction of an arena that will replace the aging Simmons Sport Centre. The federal government’s climate change program will take care of 73 per cent of the total cost of the rink project.

A request for proposals has been issued to construct a new rink and pool. The existing rink will continue to operate during construction. The new facility will be built on the existing site where the pool currently is. That means the old pool will likely be closed for the summer of 2022 during construction. The new pool will be constructed next to the new rink.

The city is hoping to have preliminary drawings done by May. That’s when a public meeting will be held to gather input.

Other items:

- Consolidated budget amounts to $80.1 million
- This year’s total is $33 million higher than last year’s budget was because a lot of projects did not begin or were not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The city corporation will spend $68.5 million on capital projects
- The water and sewer utility will spend the remaining $11.5 million
- The city is also budgeting $33.4 million for public works.
That includes $6.2 million for a new building on Brackley Point Road that will house equipment for the water and sewer utility and parks and recreation department. Both currently share space with public works on MacAleer Drive. This project will see public works occupy the entire space on MacAleer Drive.
- Public works is also getting $5.4 million for paving and street rehabilitation, $650,000 for the construction of the Towers Road connection with Spencer Drive (behind the Charlottetown Mall) and preliminary planning costs for the Eastern Gateway Project.
- There’s also more than $8 million in the budget for things such as community sustainability projects. That would include expanding the active transportation network, introducing significant energy performance upgrades in city buildings and improvements to the transit system.

Capital projects for the utility include finalizing work on expansion at the wastewater treatment plant and final costs for decommissioning the East Royalty lagoon.

Deputy Mayor Jason Coady, chairman of council’s standing committee on finance, said the city sees this budget as an investment coming off a challenging year with the pandemic.

“Our focus is on forward thinking capital injections that will sustain infrastructure, create work opportunities and improve the quality of life of our citizens as we begin planning for the recovery phase of this global pandemic.’’

The city will present its operational budget at a public meeting later this month.

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[ThePurpleHouse]

Design review package for 48 unit building in St. Martha's court was in the City's meeting package

https://www.charlottetown.ca/common/...temId=17467386

[TGK]

Originally Posted by ThePurpleHouse

Design review package for 48 unit building in St. Martha's court was in the City's meeting package

https://www.charlottetown.ca/common/...temId=17467386

I was checking that out the other day and was quite disappointed by the old design. The original plan for this area had a several modern looking apartment buildings with some townhouses. Now they’re looking to build something that resembles Champion Court’s seniors’ building.

[ThePurpleHouse]

Originally Posted by TGK

I was checking that out the other day and was quite disappointed by the old design. The original plan for this area had a several modern looking apartment buildings with some townhouses. Now they’re looking to build something that resembles Champion Court’s seniors’ building.

Part of the problem is the covenants are very restrictive in terms of style, so it forces you away from a modern looking building (eg. minimum roof pitch, colours must be on a the white spectrum, etc.)

[TGK]

Originally Posted by ThePurpleHouse

Part of the problem is the covenants are very restrictive in terms of style, so it forces you away from a modern looking building (eg. minimum roof pitch, colours must be on a the white spectrum, etc.)

This land wouldn’t have covenants, it would just have to follow the city’s regular design review.

[Siriusb]

Originally Posted by TGK

This land wouldn’t have covenants, it would just have to follow the city’s regular design review.

A major complaint by developers and by those who see the urban sprawl, is the restriction against anything over 39ft and a design review board stuck back in the 1950's. Then you have those who are against anything new and should not be taller than their house. That's why there are so many 4 storey apartments.
The urban sprawl continues!!!

See my next post on why the restrictions have to be modified.......

[Siriusb]

Atlantic Canada Counts on the Next Census

The Guardian, by Don Mills

There was an article in the Guardian (Saltwire) newspapers recently about the main population growth areas and the declining population of smaller centres and even rural areas of Atlantic Canada.

These are excerpts from the column that impact PEI:

- The results in P.E.I. lay bare the myth that the region cannot grow its population without jobs available to support that growth. It illustrates that population growth on its own creates economic opportunity and jobs. Indeed, P.E.I. has enjoyed the most job growth in the region over the past five years.

- ....growth is concentrated in six urban communities (Halifax, Charlottetown, Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John and St. John’s). These cities represent 55 per cent of the region’s GDP and 47 per cent of its population, and attract 80 per cent of immigrants coming to the region.

- P.E.I. has had the most population growth since the last census and will again lead the region. Indeed, the population has increased 8.0 per cent since 2016, an astounding two per cent per year, double the national average. The vast majority of this population growth (80 per cent) has been limited to the greater Charlottetown area (up over 12 per cent) and Summerside area (up over six per cent).

- Other communities enjoying significant population growth in the region include Charlottetown and Moncton-Dieppe. They have several things in common: a focus on population growth as a key economic development strategy, the identification of key economic clusters for growth and a revitalized urban core strategy with increased population density as a key goal.

- With the focus squarely on immigration to grow the population, parts of the region will not share in that because most newcomers tend to be attracted to urban communities.

To conclude, the planning board and design review board of Charlottetown better take heed. The current restrictions against affordable housing in the 500 lot area of the downtown, and there has been very little of that there, the restriction of building height and the biggest roadblock which is IRAC, increases the current issue of urban sprawl. Soon all the land available for more development will be used up by low-rise apartment buildings. It's time the planning and review boards get together to start thinking about the present bylaws and make changes to accommodate the in-surge of new people. Once the Covid stuff is over, I can see people wanting to move here for various reasons.

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[Siriusb]

West Royalty Suites - Update

Moving up to the fifth floor.....

[Siriusb]

7-9 Pownal St. - Update

[ThePurpleHouse]

Originally Posted by TGK

This land wouldn’t have covenants, it would just have to follow the city’s regular design review.

No, it has covenants as part of the deed. I believe they're attached to the design package.

[ThePurpleHouse]

Charlottetown seeking input on new roads in West Royalty

The City of Charlottetown is seeking input from the public on a draft traffic design being created for the West Royalty area over the next two decades.

The West Royalty transportation master plan would see new roads phased in and some streets in the area expanded to five or six lanes.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/princ...alty-1.5950800