Suburbia comes to Prospect??

Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 14:30:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kasia <kasiatota@yahoo.com>
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Please see below a message on proposed suburban
development in Prospect (which has been able to
maintain a chatracter of a small fishing village up to
now), as well as schedule of Community Meetings on
Non-Resident Land Ownwership.

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The following notice has been distributed to Prospect
area residents by the Prospect Peninsula Residents
Association and the Friends of High Head.  If you care
about the loss of undeveloped coastal areas in HRM 
please contact one, or all of the individuals listed
below.  

PROSPECT HIGH HEAD THREATENED BY LAND SALE

Prospect High Head is in danger of being turned into a
subdivision.  A 120-acre parcel of High Head land
owned by Janet Stevens of Ottawa is being sold to a
private developer. The land includes the wetlands 
immediately to the right as you cross Mullins Brook
and 45 acres of coastline.  The land could be
subdivided into as many as 35 building lots.  

To understand the impact of such a development,
imagine the path to the High Head turned into a
roadway for cars.  Imagine Mullins Brook 
running through a culvert and the High Head covered
with houses.

Residents of the Prospect Peninsula have been working
for more than 15 years to have the High Head
protected.  The Municipal Planning Strategy 
developed for the area in the 1980s identified the
High Head as an ecologically sensitive and endangered
area that should be targeted for preservation. The
Nature Conservancy joined the effort in 1999, and only

weeks ago, the province granted the Conservancy title
to 250 acres of crown land on the High Head. 

The Nature Conservancy has been negotiating for the
privately owned land, but a developer offered more
money.  However, there is still time to prevent the
loss of the High Head to development.  If our
politicians know the majority of residents oppose this
land being developed, the province and the
municipality can still step in and take action.

Contact the following people immediately and let them
know you oppose development on the High Head:

Councillor Gary Meade
Phone 902-826-3336
fax 902-826-3337
maedeg@region.halifax.ns.ca

Mayor Peter Kelly
tel. 902-490-4010
fax 902-490-4012
kellyp@region.halifax.ns.ca

Hon. John Hamm
premier@gov.ns.ca	

Bill Eastbrooks, MI
billestabrooks@navnet.net	

Non-Resident Land Ownership Community Meetings
Format: 

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Viewing Maps	
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Presentations/5 Minutes maximum
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Open Discussion


DATE	LOCATION	
Monday, April 30/01 	Cornwallis Park, Kestuwick
Training Centre Theater, Clock Tower Building	

Monday, April 30/01	Antigonish Fire Hall, Beech Hill
Road Tuesday, 

May 1, 2001	Yarmouth, Yarmouth United Church, 25
Beacon Street Tuesday, 

May1, 2001	Port Hawksbury Nautical Institute Theater,
Strait Area Campus, 226 Reeves Street	
Wednesday, 

May 2, 2001	Shelburne, Trinity United Church Hall	
Thursday, May 3, 2001	Lunenburg Fire Hall, 25 Medway
Street	

Thursday, May 3, 2001	Pictou, Pictou United Church	
Monday, May 7, 2001	NS Community College (Halifax),
1825 Bell Road, Lecture Theater
	
Monday, May 7, 2001	Tatamagouche, Tatamagouche Centre	

Tuesday, May 8, 2001	Musquodoboit Valley Bicentennial
Cultural Theater, Main Floor, 12690 Highway #224	

Wednesday, May 9, 2001	Windsor, Windsor Community
Recreation Centre, Thomas Street
	
Monday, May 14/01	Parrsboro, Parrsboro Fire Hall	
Tuesday, May 15/01	Baddeck, Greenwood United Church,
Lower Hall, Twining Street	





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