City OKs 34th St. extension
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Brandon’s “longest cul-de-sac” will soon be better connected, with the city’s elected officials approving a 34th Street extension between Pacific Avenue and McDonald Avenue.
The cul-de-sac, located north of the railway tracks, loops between 26th Street North to 34th Street North, just east of the Wheat City Golf Course.
The extension of 34th Street has been a long time coming, Mayor Rick Chrest said on Tuesday, reflecting on city council’s Monday night decision to resolve the situation.
Horizon Builders’ proposed 68 condominium units for the area tipped the scales, he said, adding that although another means of ingress and egress has been long-needed, the development would make things even more dire.
Although the total estimated cost, with a 30 per cent contingency, comes in at almost $2 million, Chrest said the project has not impacted recent budget deliberations, since it is expected to be paid entirely by the property taxes the development will bring in.
Spread over a 15-year term, the project’s annual debenture payments of approximately $135,000 would be more than covered by the increased annual tax revenue of $174,000, according to a City of Brandon report to council.
Although the numbers check out, Horizon Builders Ltd. project manager Rod Lindenberg said that he doesn’t necessarily agree with the parallel.
For as long as he can remember, the city has needed the 34th Street connection, he said.
“Everybody down there is going to benefit from this coming through.”
Even so, he said Horizon Builders is one of these parties benefiting from the connection, so he remains happy to celebrate in council’s decision to move forward with the project.
Since announcing its development proposal last year, Horizon Builders has been “working quietly in the background,” Lindenberg said, adding that the project will be about more than two condominium buildings; one with 44 units and the other with 24.
“We hope to create a real vibrant, active area,” he said, adding that he plans on releasing more specific plans to the public within the next few weeks.
Enthused by Horizon Builders’ plans, Chrest said that in addition to opening up the area to existing residents and future condominium unit owners, the “win-win situation” also opens up the municipally owned Wheat City Golf Course.
Chrest said he hopes to see the 34th Street extension completed in step with whatever timeline Horizon Builders sets, which at the latest update had the company in a position to start construction later this year and occupy sometime next year.
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