The applicant for 400 acres of land north of Rose Valley has been given another chance to complete a development plan for the area.

After much discussion, council voted to give New Town Architecture one year to resubmit the Raymer Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP). There are about 25 property owners in the CDP area, but it91裸聊视频檚 unclear how many are interested in participating.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e only spoken to Keith Funk (New Town), who is a representative of one major land owner,91裸聊视频� said Chris Oliver, planning manager. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e had numerous pre-application meetings with developers looking to do incremental and sequential development.91裸聊视频�

Councillor Jason Friesen asked how many landowners wanted to participate. 

91裸聊视频淲e have one interested party trying to create a CDP for 24 others, of which a good chunk have said they91裸聊视频檙e not interested,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 been one of the largest challenges to date.91裸聊视频�

Funk told council that some landowners are interested in moving forward on their own while others want to retain the CDP. He said preliminary plans include 159 single-family homes and 1,250 other types of housing units.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e at a position now where we91裸聊视频檙e ready to go forward,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淲e have support from a majority of the development area.91裸聊视频�

Discussions about the CDP began in 2011, but there have been ongoing delays, according to a report to council. Early drafts of the city91裸聊视频檚 Official Community Plan (OCP) proposed removing the Raymer area due to slow progress.

In May 2023, the applicant assured council the CDP was submission-ready. Based on this, council kept the area in the plan and approved $75,000 in early 2024 for a consultant to help move the project forward. The funds have not yet been used to review the plan.

Councillor Garrett Millsap expressed concern that the project would be back in front of council in a year, consuming more city resources. 91裸聊视频淚 think it91裸聊视频檚 a money pit that we don91裸聊视频檛 need to spend staff time and staff money on right now.91裸聊视频�

In August 2024, New Town sent a letter to the city asking council to keep the Raymer CDP open so it can be completed.

Mayor Gord Milsom was the only one opposed to the one-year extension. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 time we make a change,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淲e can91裸聊视频檛 keep going down the same route we91裸聊视频檝e been on for so long.91裸聊视频�

He supported a staff recommendation to bring options for planning the Raymer CDP area as part of future OCP amendments and to close the current CDP file.

91裸聊视频淚 appreciate the hard work of everyone involved, but we91裸聊视频檙e just not getting the results I91裸聊视频檓 sure that many people desire on this file,91裸聊视频� he added.