The Town of Saugeen Shores says council has approved the next step for the proposed Cedar Crescent Village in Port Elgin.
A release from the Town says it has approved a Site Works and Servicing Agreement.
Plans for the Cedar Crescent Village (CCV) include a restaurant with a rooftop patio, a market area and a couple of retail spaces. It would be located at the corner of Harbour Street and Elgin Street on the edge of the beach area.
This comes six months after the Town’s Committee of the Whole recommended entering into a Site Works and Servicing Agreement with the project’s developer.
The Town says, “Since then, the developer has executed the agreement and submitted plans and drawings that will finalize the project and support the waterfront development.”
Mayor Luke Charbonneau says in a statement, “With this decision we have taken another significant step in the ongoing revitalization of Port Elgin’s Main Beach,” he adds, “The Cedar Crescent Village includes amenities that will add to the beach experience for all residents and visitors. As our community grows, we are continuing to develop exciting recreation opportunities that will support an outstanding quality of life in Saugeen Shores for years to come.”
The Town says, the developer responded to a request for proposal to develop the previous train station site at the Port Elgin Main Beach.
It adds, “The project provides for landscaping and a protected corridor along the project’s eastern edge to support safe movement and mingling.”
The Town notes, while the project is a private venture operating on leased public land, the Town retains control of, the overall quality and character of the project, the integration of the project within the Waterfront Master Plan, The impact of the project on parking and traffic, the project’s sustainability, enforcement of any by-laws and/or federal and provincial laws.
The release from the Town also says the project developer will need to receive a building permit in the next three months and has agreed to complete the project within two years after that. The Town says the developer has also agreed to make sure visitors can still enjoy the beach while the project is being built.
Meanwhile, council also endorsed the preparation of a schedule and cost estimate to start the Town’s work to further the Waterfront Master Plan at the Port Elgin Main Beach, including ways to make parking and traffic on the beach more efficient and user-friendly.
