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Earlier look at Pulp mill – when first
came online – Lot 4 undeveloped except the chemical dock Lot 3 stores booms
of logs etc |
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Macro
Properties owns a lot of PR real estate in forms of apartments/ townhouses
etc |
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Above
is from the City’s illustration of what Sun Wave still owns – to right (part
of) a graphic showing the underlying ‘legal’ lines --- looks like all are
‘water lots’ (at arrow) and not ‘land based’ properties |
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PRDN had an excellent
‘opinion piece’ on the Watson island ‘basketful of opportunities’ |
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These included
‘sewage treatment’, co-gen power, warehousing, offices, steam heating ‘green’
housing development etc --- the author pointed out that Watson Island does
not belong to City Council, but to the Citizens of PR ---- which
brings us to the question of ‘who is in charge,
here?’ Given the sudden firing of PPWC workers by Dan
Rodin (I am told council was not made aware until after the fact etc), plus
issues with the Green Gym etc --- I suggest each department more or less
functions autonomously --- with Council and least of all Citizens not having
much input. More Later |
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Early
image of Watson Island’s water supply Note how the dams have altered
Prudhomme to Diana etc |
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safety issues (I hear) --- like tanks filled with chlorine compounds that
need monitoring (now under Sun Wave’s total responsibility) --- Plus 3 dams (now
under Sun Wave total control) while before the PPWC crews used to monitor etc
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Just some of
Macro Properties around PR |
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Came
into Rupert and bought up Townhouses apartments etc
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Slow market See Stratification |
Half the 2
bedroom and 1/3 the 3 bedroom vacant |
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While it was
not discussed at Council meeting on stratification – there are townhouses
here and ‘apartments’ |
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Paperwork
above says there are 24 2-bed apartments (presumably in 4 buildings – thus 6 in each building) They
are all lumped together as Townhouses in paperwork – the distinction lost
when discussed as 2 and 3 bed apartments. Macro
Properties does not intend to sell now – it is presumably just going through
the extensive paperwork needed to stratify – and waiting for the next real
estate boom (Phase 2 of Port?) |
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Civic Center
and Taxes |
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‘Permissive
Tax exemptions’ – some say the
$455,663.28 lost to coffers means all that much more tax payers must pay –
The PAC with its $147,769.29 (or about 1/3 of the total) is seen as most
egregious If
we accept it as worthy of the exemption then it should be the model upon how
we decide the others |
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And more Vandalism
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Presumably
done Friday night Just
look the other way – think of it as job creation That
seems to be City Coucnil approach anyways – I am sure some staff person whill
prepare a ‘strategy document’ – sometime Along
with the ‘Waterfront Development’ one etc |
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From
Howie’s priorities list – dutifully handed out every council meeting – but not
last time for some reason – maybe someone might notice all the over due ones |
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Created by LG on 18/10/2009
Last updated on Sunday, October 18, 2009