WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO
TOWN OF CALMAR LNEDA PRESENTATION Brought to You By: ED MELESKO Director of Public Works & Land Development
TOWN OF CALMAR - LOCATION Calmar is located approximately 14 km west of the City of Leduc 20 km to Edmonton International Airport 26 km to the South Side of Edmonton
TOWN OF CALMAR - LOCATION
MERITS OF GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND AGRICULTURAL LAND! Transportation: Highways – (Hwy # 39) serves as Calmar’s main street and is also a high load corridor for the region. (Sec. Hwy # 795) also serves as Calmar’s 50 th Street for traffic going south. Railway – CP Rail spur line located with-in Town boundaries (i.e. chemical delivery and dispatch, and off loading for oil companies) Industry: Mixed industrial/agricultural employment base: Oil Companies, Trucking, Chemicals, and Agricultural equipment and supplies
TOWN OF CALMAR Population 2100 (2015) Approximately 850 residential properties Approximately 50 commercial/Industrial Properties Currently 1040 acres/420 ha within Town Boundaries Approximately 400 acres/161 ha developed (residential/commercial) Approximately 50 acres/20 ha Industrial Average single family lot price, $70,000 - $100,000 Average new Single Family Home price $400,000
TOWN OF CALMAR Development Permits 2014 – 40 / 2015 – 12 / 2016 – 3 Development Permits Cost: Single family $70.00 Multi-family $ $50.00 per unit Commercial $ Industrial $ Average Turn around on Permits: 4 weeks (development and building)
TOWN OF CALMAR
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
TOWN OF CALMAR SOUTHBRIDGE Southbridge
TOWN OF CALMAR CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS: RESIDENTIAL #1 SOUTHBRIDGE Located on the West part of Calmar on the South side of Highway 39 Stage 1 (55 lots) was developed in 2006 Stage 2 (47 lots) was developed in 2007 Stage 3 will be built in stages with 22 lots slated to be completed in 2016
TOWN OF CALMAR – HAWKS LANDING Hawks Landing
TOWN OF CALMAR CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS RESIDENTIAL #2 HAWKS LANDING (EAGLEQUEAST) Located in the North Part of Calmar next to the Elementary School Hawks Landing is a small lot subdivision, which is also a staged development Phase I (57 lots) was completed in 2012 Phase 2 (42 lots) will be completed when markets dictate. The full build out includes 6 phases (263 lots)
TOWN OF CALMAR – HI-WAY 39 INDUSTRIAL Hi-Way 39 Industrial Park
TOWN OF CALMAR CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS: INDUSTRIAL HI-WAY 39 INDUSTRIAL Located on the North/East part of Calmar Staged Industrial Development consisting of 114 acres in total. Stage 1 (50 acres) is slated to be ready for business summer of 2016 Developer will lease and build to suit, or sell properties
UP & COMING DEVELOPMENTS
TOWN OF CALMAR – THOMAS CREEK Thomas Creek
TOWN OF CALMAR UP AND COMING DEVELOPMENTS THOMAS CREEK Located in the most westerly part of Calmar, the Thomas Creek Development consists of Approximately 140 acres of mostly residential properties, and will offer large country residential lots along the Conjuring Creek area, with a mix of residential standard lots moving east across a Stage 1 ( 32 single lots & 10 duplex lots) is being considered for development in 2016
TOWN OF CALMAR SUMMARY This year Calmar was fortunate enough to have been selected as a recipient of the Small Communities Grant and are presently in the process of completing a much needed expansion to our water reservoir. We are adding capacity of 600,000 gallons Over the past 5 years we have completed upgrades and oversizing of infrastructure to service lands immediately adjacent to the already developed land, to ensure we are prepared for future developments. We are presently updating our Land Use By-law, which will include provisions for secondary suites, Garden Suites, wind energy conversion systems, etc.
TOWN OF CALMAR – ‘ADDITIONAL’ MAJOR RECREATION PROJECTS $1,600,000 Retrofit for Mike Karbonik Arena Zolner Park Development 2 Soccer Fields, Floodlights Championship Baseball Diamond, Campground etc.
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