“We call that area Riverside Heights, and that’s about half a kilometer from the town of Prescott,” Shaver reports.“Right now, we are estimating about 2000 homes for that area. We’ve got three different developers wanting in and they’re going ahead.” INFRASTRUCTURE, INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION AND BUSINESS ATTRACTION As the township works to ensure that critical infrastructure is in place, the Augusta Industrial Park is attracting interest from companies across North America.“We’ve got four players now that are interested in coming to our industrial park, which is great,” expands Mayor Shaver. “ In the meantime, we need more power, more gas, and any water we can get. I’m a firm believer in ‘If you build it, they will come.’” Recent developments include the establishment of 5 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 07 AUGUSTA, ON
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