Brookwood Park’s next phase in the works

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The next phase of Brookwood Park will include 71 single-family lots and three public roads.

Waverly Developments Ltd. president John Burgess said that sewer, water and pavement work is expected to be completed next summer, and that the lots would be ready for home construction by late fall 2019.

“We’re trying to have the same quality development that we’ve had for the last 15 years,” Burgess said. “We try to give people what they want in a neighbourhood, so what’s gone on in Brookwood before, that’s what we’re going to try to maintain in our future development.”

Brandon City Council approved the subdivision last week, subject to a number of conditions.

One of the more noteworthy conditions is that the developer must contribute toward the costs associated with planting 101 boulevard trees. They must also contribute toward the twinning of 34th Street, between Richmond Avenue and the southern boundary of Brookwood Park.

A long-awaited park in the Brookwood area is also in the works. To be located off of Plateau Drive, the park is partially constructed and the developer is waiting on approval for the playground equipment.

“My hope is that it will be all put together for this fall,” Burgess said.

Coun. Shawn Berry (Linden Lanes) said that the park would be a welcome addition for families in the area.

“It’s something I get asked all the time from people in Brookwood that have either been there a while now or are building,” Berry said, adding the closest park would be Parkdale Park, which is can be quite a jaunt for some Brookwood area residents.

A petition has been submitted by a group of Brookwood residents urging leaders to “act now to designate properly zoned lots as places of worship in the Brookwood neighbourhood, made available to non-for-profit organization.” The petition was submitted with 25 signatures. As reported last week in The Brandon Sun, the Brandon Islamic Centre is bursting at the seams and is looking for a new, larger location.

The recently approved phase will complete the northeast quarter section of the Brookwood development, located southwest of Richmond Avenue and 34th Street.

The site — 1660 34th St. — is currently vacant and is located on the northwest corner of 34th Street and Maryland Avenue. It is to the south of the previously developed Brookwood Park neighbourhood.

The three public roads to be constructed include the brand new Fieldstone Crescent, as well as extensions to both Meadow Drive and Plateau Drive.

Burgess said this phase of the development was always slated as housing single-family dwellings.

“I have spoken to them in the past, several times,” he said. “I said there may be land available for them when we get down into the southeast quarter section.”

The Brookwood development first got underway approximately 15 years ago, and is expected to continue for many years to come.

“The next quarter section, if things hold according to plan, we’ll be building there for another 10-15 years,” Burgess said. “So it’s not something that’s going to be over right away.”

The development is market-driven, Burgess said, and as people build, they try to get lots ready a year or two in advance.

“It’s just nice to see the development is still going on in Brandon,” Berry said. “This area in particular, the southwest corner … is still seeing some pretty heavy development, and I think as we go forward as a city we’re hopefully going to see some upgraded infrastructure in place.”

Berry said a booster station is “desperately needed” in the area, and that many residents are asking about extending walking paths in the area.

“The quicker development happens, the quicker a lot of other things will happen,” he said.

The project’s next step will be its appearance at the Aug. 2 Brandon and Area Planning District board meeting, and a development agreement must still be signed by the applicant and the city.

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