A rental housing development is worrying and worrying residents in the Plateau McCrae neighborhood of Sherbrooke, and a brief meeting Thursday morning with a representative from property developer Groupe Novium did not reassure them.
Just as this meeting was taking place, the city ordered the suspension of preparatory work on the property at rue Laure-Conan because, according to city officials, it was not complying with the subdivision and development plans. In fact, the contractor apparently did not have the necessary permits to carry out the backfilling work.
Owners of semi-detached houses on Nina-Owens-Strasse have complained in recent days about the extent of the ground preparation work and in particular the proximity to their backyard.
They fear that the builder, who wants to build four-storey condominiums, will not keep the originally promised development of a five-metre-long buffer strip.
During a private meeting with citizens, a representative of Groupe Novium apologized for underestimating the concern that this work could raise.
However, in the Plateau McCrae district developed by the Custeau group, this type of construction is permitted and the citizens were aware of this when they settled there.
However, you want the organizer to do everything in their power to limit the visual impact.
The five-meter buffer zone will be respected, the parliamentary group representative reiterated, and will consist of a grassy slope on which trees will be planted. On the other hand, the developer cannot say how many trees will be planted there, as well as their size, it all depends on the right of way that will be required for the passage of the hydroelectric power line.
As for the huge piles of rocks being stored behind citizens’ homes, the promoter assured that it has taken steps to find a buyer who will come and collect them. They will disappear from the landscape before construction of the buildings begins, but there is no exact timeline.