Citing a “slippery slope” for the Heritage Hills neighbourhood plan, Cochrane Town Coun. Tara McFadden’s move to reject the project at Cochrane’s northwest edge was ultimately voted down. Council, instead, voted to delay the plan until more information was available.
Key issues for all councillors were additional traffic stress at the Highway 1A/Highway 22 interchange and a steep hill in the plan.
“It’s a risky move on the slopes,” McFadden said of the 15-per-cent gradients at the proposed neighbourhood’s eastern edge. A road and houses are planned in the proposal for the 200-acre area. “It’s a slippery slope.”
Coun. Morgan Nagel agreed and called for more slope-stability data from developers and the town.
– Council voted at its Nov. 23 meeting to adopt a bylaw that creates a Downtown Heritage District intended to cultivate a western atmosphere in downtown Cochrane.
The bylaw is aimed at new developments going up in the Historic Downtown. For full council minutes, visit cochrane.ca
