On Oct. 28, 2023, I sent an email to Amherstburg council and administration expressing my opposition to allowing the Amico Construction proposal for the development of Belle Vue and its surrounding property to go forward. On September 23, 2024, this matter will be before council once again. I can’t believe it has taken administration 11 months to bring this issue back to council. The Amico Proposal was and is a terrible financial proposition for Amherstburg. To even consider giving the Belle Vue House to Amico is probably the most egregious waste of a town asset imaginable.
I support declaring the Belle Vue property and subject lands surplus. Today’s real estate market and the demand for residential development is near an all-time high. I propose that the Town sever the Belle Vue House and 150 feet of the subject lands to the east of the structure to be held or sold as a separate parcel retaining its Heritage Protections. The remaining subject lands should then be rezoned and listed for sale on the open market to generate much needed income for the town.
In the rezoning, I submit that entry and egress to this parcel be accessed only from the southeast corner of the remaining property on to Sandwich St. Affording access to the property from Dalhousie St. would overburden that residential road and detract from the value of the property surrounding the Belle Vue House.
I hope that town administration and all of the councillors consider my suggestions especially the members of the Economic Advisory Committee.
—Bill Petruniak
Amherstburg
Resident gives his views on the Belle Vue proposition
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