The City of North Battleford is going along with an RM of North Battleford application for a new subdivision, but traffic in the area is still an issue.
The RM had applied to the province’s Community Planning branch for approval of a 12-lot residential subdivision accessed off of Forest Hall Road, with Railway Avenue West being the alternate route. The subdivision is located two kilometers outside the city’s west side.
Council approved a resolution where the city recommended to Community Planning approval of the proposed subdivision. But the same resolution also expressed concern about the impact to city infrastructure on Railway Avenue West.
“Generally there are no major concerns with this, it’s large parcel development,” said City Manager Jim Puffalt of the application. But increased traffic on the roads near the subdivision was still an issue.
In a memo to council dated March 2, Ryan Mackrell, city planner, noted the Railway Avenue West route into the RM had seen numerous complaints about people dumping garbage and causing accidents.
There were discussions with Ilta Grain, located in the vicinity, as well as with the RM of North Battleford about the traffic issues.
Puffalt told council at their meeting last Monday those discussions will continue.
“We will work to resolve the road issues,” he said.
