The Creemore
Echo
Friday, February 16, 2018 Vol. 18 No. 7 www.creemore.com News and views in and around Creemore
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Planning Ahead
Hospital project gets planning grant PAGE 3
Chili Weather
Mulmur hosts second chili cook-off PAGE 7
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Alliance development proceeds in phases
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Creemore BIA members Rebecca Brown (from left), Jackie Durnford, Denise Kacarevich and Jacquie Prescott adorned the streets of Creemore with rose petals for Valentine's Day and Family Day weekend.
Crackdown on trespassing at Lavender Falls by Trina Berlo In a continuing effort to dissuade people from trespassing at Lavender Falls, Clearview Township has agreed to create a no-stopping zone in the vicinity. The no-stopping zone is on the north side of Mulmur Nottawasaga
Townlin e fro m C o n ces s io n 10 South Nottawasaga to the Mulmur Melancthon Townline. The passing of the bylaw Feb. 12 brings into effect higher fines ($100, or $75 for early payment), while unpaid tickets count against the renewal of licence plate sticker.
Landowners Allan and Esther Wargon have been trying to deter people from trespassing on their property for decades and have said they have endured a lot of abuse as a result. More recently, a group of neighbours (See “Bylaw” on page 3)
by Trina Berlo Clearview Township has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Alliance Homes that will allow the developer to make a change to how the Creemore subdivision will be built out. Director of community services Mara Burton said the MOU is a roadmap as to how the development is going to proceed. It lays out how the 498-unit development will proceed in four phases: Phase 1a includes, 15 single detached dwellings, a four-plex and a six-plex, for a total of 25 units fronting onto Mary Street. Phase 1b will include a condominium development with some single detached houses. Phase 2 will include a mix of housing and seniors’ apartments while Phases 3 and 4 include a mix of detached houses, condos and townhouses. Pre-servicing for the first phase of the development, which will cover a 93-acre parcel of land at the corner of County Road 9 and Mary Street, began in the fall. Burton said the MOU outlines a change to the phasing plan set out through the OMB process, changing the order in which the units will be constructed. “We think that this revised phasing plan is actually better but we wanted to make sure that CARA was consulted and that everybody was on board,” said Burton. CARA representative Tony Fry told council that the organization has no objections to what Alliance Homes is planning to do. There are no timelines attached to the MOU, but Phases 1a and 1b are (See “CARA” on page 3)
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