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Moncton\u2019s dream of development in the Vision Lands took a step forward Monday as initial details of a new city park went public.<\/p>\n
For decades Moncton has hoped to see a 566-hectare area between the Trans-Canada Highway and Wheeler Boulevard developed. Most of the land is privately owned.<\/p>\n
On Monday, council approved a plan to subdivide one privately owned parcel into 11 building lots, create or extend public streets, and set aside land for a park around the North Branch of Halls Creek. The plan is for a portion of the Vision Lands owned by HarbourEdge Realty Administration Corp.<\/p>\n
Several councillors applauded the plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s major movement to finally get something like this going on,\u201d Coun. Paul Richard, one of the ward councillors for the area, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Coun. Daniel Bourgeois thanked the developer for starting the process to develop the area, saying it\u2019s something he recalls being discussed when he was elected in 2008.<\/p>\n
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The plan presented Monday shows parkland around the North Branch of Halls Creek with building lots marked in orange along future streets and roundabouts. (City of Moncton)<\/p>\n
However, there are no specific timelines for actual construction to begin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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New proposal for Moncton Vision Lands includes 48-hectare park<\/p>\n
Moncton city council heard more details on Monday night about the development of a 500-hectare swath of land known as the Vision Lands.<\/p>\n
City staff said various other steps need to be taken before any construction would take place, including securing funding to build new roads.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The city\u2019s 2026 budget includes $500,000 to buy land for a park. No purchase price was disclosed Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI’d like to congratulate and thank the promoter for committing so much space for the creation of the park,\u201d Bourgeois said in French.<\/p>\n
The park would be smaller than other major Moncton parks. Centennial Park covers 93 hectares while Mapleton Park is 121 hectares and Irishtown Nature Park is 890 hectares.<\/p>\n