Estevan city council gave first reading to a pair of land development services bylaws during their meeting on Monday night.
The first was for a legal lane closure and land consolidation in the Trojan subdivision. Ben Gustafson and Derek McWilliam, the developers of the Matchett Bay residential subdivision, have asked to legally close part of the rear lane south of Sillers Street. The land will be consolidated with the abutting residential lots for the purpose of increasing the lot depths.
“The developers are of the opinion the increased lot depths will help assist in the marketing/sales of their remaining lots,” land development services manager Rob Denys said in his report.
The other one is a proposed lot severance and rezoning bylaw in an undeveloped parcel in the Dominion Heights subdivision, at the intersection of Morsky Drive and Highway 47 North. The severance and rezoning would create a second lot that will be sold for the proposed development of a commercial personal service building.
The existing lot is currently zoned as residential medium density, and rezoning will be required to accommodate the proposed development.
Second and third readings are slated for council’s meeting on July 18.
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Council approved a tent at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) during the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games from July 24 to 30. Cultural events will take place under the tent during the week of the Games.
“This is meant to provide entertainment and cultural experiences for both Estevan residents and guests,” Mayor Roy Ludwig said, reading a letter from Amber Andersen, the director of the EAGM.
Each day will feature a different activity, and highlight local cultural institutions, including the Estevan Arts Council, the Souris Valley Theatre, the Souris Valley Museum, the EAGM and Estevan Tourism.
A concert will take place on July 29 with music from Third Degree Birnz.
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The building permit report for May shows that eight permits worth a little more than $1 million were issued, bringing the totals for this year to 26 permits worth more than $7.15 million.
Permits for last month included one single-family permit worth $890,000, one commercial permit worth $5,000, three garages worth $101,150, and three miscellaneous permits worth $22,000.
In the first five months of 2015, 21 permits worth a little more than $3 million were issued.
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Councillor Dennis Moore expressed his desire to have a central location where people can post their garage sales bulletins. He believes it is dangerous the way it works now with signs spread out throughout the community.
Moore noted that he saw a motorist stop in the middle of King Street to read a sign about a sale.
He suggested that they need to have a well-built structure where people can put up all the garage sale signs. They can’t just use a cheap slab of wood to hang the garage sale signs.
If they can’t have one at a central location, then he suggested they have one sign at the east end of the city, and one at the west end.
