www.InvestRenfrewCounty.ca Access to a skilled workforce and major transportation routes. Investment ready. in partnership with the County of Renfrew. “We’ve come up with a plan to develop an area of Drive-In Road,” Neff explains. “We’ve realized that even though we’re going to be doing this development at one end, the infrastructure is not going to connect to the other end, where there’s separate developments, until those houses are built.” This proposed project will see the installation of water, sewer, storm infrastructure, sidewalks, lighting, and electrical access to 700 metres of road. “It is estimated to cost roughly $7.5 million but it’s shovel ready pending funding approval,” he says. “We’re hoping that the partnerships, the planning, the foresight, will be looked on beneficially by funders to show that we’re ready to go, and we want to support the goal of building houses and getting more people living in homes.” A LOOK AHEAD With a plan and a vision, Laurentian Valley is ready for what comes next. “We have the land, we have the product that attracts people, and having a lower tax rate certainly draws the developers from larger areas to come here,” Mayor bennet conveys.“There’s so much that we can offer here for a laid back type of living.” Moving forward, Neff outlines, “What we’re looking at here in the next couple of years is a whole new urban community. We’re experiencing record growth, and it’s coming at a really good time.” He highlights infrastructure upgrades like the rehabilitation of Highway 148, which will include sidewalks and multi-use paths linking newer developments in the west to underdeveloped areas in the east. New subdivisions in the east end will feature active 49 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 07 LAURENTIAN VALLEY, ON
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