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Tuesday February 5, 2013
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Surrey wants developers to pay $45-million ‘green space levy’ for environmentally valuable Grandview by Kevin Diakiw A LARGE pastoral neighbourhood half the size of
Stanley Park in South Surrey is slated for development as city council considers an ambitious plan for Grandview. In fact, the environmental value of the area is so significant, the city is looking to charge a “green space levy” for all residential development within the plan as a purchase fee for the sensitive spaces. The neighbourhood concept plan (NCP) for ■ 20 Avenue to Grandview 4 currently the south; encompasses wildlife corridors, stream networks, ■ 32 Avenue to and acres of protected the north; trees on 92 separate parcels of land. ■ 176 Street to the Because of the high west; environmental value, city staff are proposing to go ■ 184 Street to the through extraordinary east. steps to save as much green space as possible. The proposed wildlife hub and corridor to be preserved in the plan include 15 hectares (37 acres), along with another 50 hectares (120 acres) of parks and riparian areas. The plan estimates it will cost $45 million to acquire those ecologically sensitive spaces.
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Surrey council is reviewing a draft Neighbourhood Concept Plan for a 201-hectare (497-acre) tract of land in South Surrey that is almost the size Green Timbers Urban Forest – and just as environmentally pristine.
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