Major land deal announced in Neepawa
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- Published on Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Neepawa Town Council approved another sale of former C.N. property
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press
Another chunk of the former C.N. property in Neepawa has been sold for development. On Tuesday, Aug. 7, Town Council approved the sale of Lots 10 through 12 on the southwest section of the land for a purchase price of $467,714.04. That averages out to $2.22 per square foot.
The proposed development specs discussed by council suggest that the project could include a 60 room branded hotel within Neepawa with a conference centre, pool, waterslide and a salt spa. The proposal may also include an 18 suite adult living apartment complex.
A shareholder group currently known as 10007722 Manitoba Ltd will be the ones stepping up to the forefront in this particular deal.
BPSD gets its subdivision: Neepawa is another step closer to getting its much needed additional daycare spaces, after a subdivision request from the Beautiful Plains School Division (BPSD) was officially granted to Tuesday.
The application was connected to a parcel of land along the east side of Mountain Avenue, between Commerce and Hospital Street. The residence on that lot has been demolished to make way for the 74 space daycare facility. The property already falls under the correct zoning requirements (Institutional zone) and will not need to be rezoned.
Heritage designation: Stoney Creek School #133 has officially received a municipal heritage designation. With this designation now formally approved, the Neepawa Lions Club now has the ability to pursue federal or provincial heritage designations. As well, it will allow them the opportunity to pursue funding to assist in maintaining the building.
Stoney Creek School was established in 1881 and closed in 1950, being formally consolidated into Neepawa School No. 126 in January 1967. The school building was moved to Neepawa in 1964, where it is displayed at the Lions Riverbend Park. A stone monument remains at its former site in the Rural Municipality of North Cypress-Langford.
Airport micro-seal: Cracks in the runway at the Neepawa Airport will be repaired in the near future. The micro-seal repairs are needed to ensure the safe landings and departures of airplanes. The cost of the work will be $131,212 plus applicable tax and will be by one West-Can Seal Coating Inc. of Alberta. The work will take one to two days. A date for it to be done was not announced at the council meeting.
