Redevelopment plans on the table at next council meeting

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Plans for the redevelopment of the former Patmore Garden Centre and Nursery site in the north end will be presented to Brandon city council Monday.

Brandon-based building design company Myria Design and its representative Kate McKenzie are requesting council accept a proposal to subdivide the property at 1307 18th Street North into two parcels of land.

The smaller parcel, adjacent to 18th Street North, would be zoned as part of the commercial arterial zone.

Doing so would allow for the demolition of the existing structures and the construction of a new warehouse.

Though the occupant of the warehouse is not listed in the text of the subdivision proposal, a set of four renderings for the new building have signs on them reading “The Little Shoppe” and “Kullberg’s Distribution Centre.”

A preliminary design document lists the size of the proposed warehouse as 22,996 square feet.

In preparation for the construction of the new Daly Overpass, Manitoba Infrastructure demolished several buildings to make way for the new structure.

That included the more-than-a-century-old International Harvester Building, which served as the warehouse for Kullberg’s Furniture in the final years of its existence.

In September 2020, business owner Richard Kullberg received a conditional-use permit from Brandon city council so he could set up a temporary warehouse at the WestVic Common development for no longer than two years while he looked for a location for a permanent facility.

The Little Shoppe is a gift shop operated by Rhonda Kullberg, Richard’s wife, out of a corner of the Kullberg’s Furniture store on 18th Street.

If the subdivision is approved, McKenzie wrote in her application, the intent is to set the other parcel aside for future development.

Also on Monday, Brandon Urban Aboriginal Peoples’ Council co-ordinator Michèle LeTourneau will deliver an update on the organization’s activities, including fundraising efforts for this year’s Truth and Reconciliation Week activities.

Jane Neil will appear to give a presentation on Year of the Garden celebrations in Brandon this year. The program is a year-long celebration of the benefits of gardening and will feature activities and advice to help people take up the hobby.

Monday’s presentation will outline how Brandon is participating in the national program and what activities will be held in the city throughout this spring and summer.

Those events include Garden Days from June 13 to 18, a “Gathering in the Garden” event at the Daly House Museum on July 21, open garden tours on July 23 and 24 and more.

Residents are encouraged to plant red flowers in their garden this year to pay tribute to lives lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and as an expression of Canadian pride. Gardeners are also being encouraged to plant sunflowers in solidarity with Ukraine as the country continues to fend off an invasion by Russia.

After putting out a tender looking for a contractor to prepare an area next to Riverview Curling Club ahead of the installation of a multi-sport court, council will vote on whether to accept a bid from Zenith Paving worth $525,097.83 for the project.

There will also be committee reports from the Brandon Downtown Development Corporation, the Keystone Centre, the poverty committee and the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium.

Finally, council will vote on interim appointments to the planning commission and the age friendly committee.

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