Trimount Developments has turned over $220,000 to the City of Estevan in a landmark move that signals the assurance of the start of construction of the first significant green space development in the Dominion Heights subdivision.
According to company spokesman Jason Fleury, that amount represents about one-third of what the company expects to spend on the development of Padwick Park, which will far exceed the basic requirements set out in a development agreement with the City of Estevan.
Fleury said following a brief lull in sales, interest has once again perked up for the development on the north side of the city. Eight units are currently under construction and 75 per cent of what has been built or is being built, has been sold and more has been spoken for. Six Parkview town homes were quickly snapped up, Fleury said, and credited that to the fact that they will be situated close to the promised park. Over 50 per cent of the condominiums recently completed have owners now and the town houses also back onto the promised green space.
“It’s an all inclusive park plan that will probably carry a final price tag of around $750,000,” said Fleury who said it will probably include a spray pool, playground equipment, outdoor washroom facility, gazebo, trees, lighting, irrigation and an asphalt walking path.
“We will commence construction, weather permitting, in the spring of 2015 and we should be able to turn it over to the community by that fall,” he said. “It will be well beyond the park service agreement we have with the City of Estevan.”
With the land donation and plantings alone, the original handover of $220,000 represents the first strong and significant step.
“It will be the first park in Dominion Heights and we’ll turn it over to the City under the park services agreement, once it’s underway. It should be a beautiful amenity. There’s about 1.7 acres of land that we can feature.”
Fleury said the lighting, soil, seeding and sprinklers will go in first, then there will be some tree planting. Benches, washrooms, garbage cans and other details will come into the picture as required with the park development plan.
“It’ll take about three to four months of additional work and will involve the City’s parks and land development people as well as our employees to ensure things are done in accordance with the agreement, which says we turn it over to the City a year after the park is done. The City has done a great job in co-ordinating the plan,” Fleury said.
