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De. M. Suchanan DEPARTMENT: Planning DATE: Mar. 3/72

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Requese py 5B.A.C.M. for the Reserve of Certain OUR FILE: 8~2936
Crown Lands. 017-100

Dear Sir:

The writer is in receipt of correspondence reléing
to the above matter and note has been made that you are
to co-ordinate comments from the various departments.

From purely an engineering pdnt. of view, it would
appear to the writer that such a'reservation is premature
as not even elementary considerations have been given as to
how the area wouid be serviced and the ramifications upon the
Municipality. It is my feeling that irrespective of all
assurances which may be given by the applicant, the lack of
knowledge oO the engineering considerations may well place the
Municipality in an awkward position when B.A.C.M. elect to
proceed with development.

All too often, we are confronted by developers who
feel that the Municipality should share, or bear the full
costs of certain facilities for a great variety of reasons
which developers are very capable of mustering. In some
cases, they have some merit but the financial inability of
the Municipality to participate, provokes lengthy, troublesome,
and. tiresome debates in the process of explaining to the
developer why they must bear the full cost.

It would seem to the writer that the property should
remain as Crown Land until the time is reached when it is
appropriate for its development.-. At that time, the Municipality
would be advised to acquire the lands so as to have complete
control over its development. The writer is certainly not
in favor from an engineering point of view or otherwise, of
having Crown Lands reserved by private developers for their
future exclusive use.

He Pv Hockay}-
Engineering Supervisor.
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