Plans for second east side housing development revealed

With one development into the land clearing phase, Prince Rupert city council heard further details of the progress of a new housing development in Eagle heights. Making for a sudden rush of housing plans not seen in a good number of years on the North Coast.

The Daily News had full details on the project in Wednesday's paper.

Subdivision proposed for east side of town
By Leanne Ritchie
The Daily News
Wednesday, June 13, 2007

A proposal for a new sub-division, only the second one to be made in the past decade, is making its way through city hall.

The project calls for homes to be built in the Eagle Heights area.

The city is proposing to sell three parcels of land totaling 33,483 metres in the subdivision off Prince Rupert Boulevard to Northern Vision Development Inc.

Two of the lots are near Chamberlin Avenue and Silversides Drive and the other lot is located off Crestview Drive, Eagle Drive and Prince Rupert Boulevard.

"The developer of the existing subdivision is looking for land to expand that area," said Prince Rupert Mayor Herb Pond.

"We've gone through the process of negotiating an agreement and these are the terms."
If people have any comments or concerns they want to pass on, or want to reach an agreement of their own with the city concerning these lands, now is the time to speak up, said Pond.

The developers will be responsible for all the costs associated with the sale and transfer of the property and have until Nov. 30, 2009, to enter into a development services agreement with the city to service the lots with water and sewer. People have until June 20 to submit their comments to city hall.

This would be the beginning of the second new subdivision development in the city in the last six months.

Earlier this year, the city approved a new 16-home subdivision off 11th Avenue East near Alfred Street.

CIF Construction is proposing to build 16 single- or two-family homes in the $300,000 range. Each lot in the subdivision is about 15 metres in width and 30 metres in depth, and the homes would be in the range of 1,100 to 1,400 square feet.

Both developments are on the east side of town, the region where the school board is considering closing two schools.