06-01-2020, 10:35 PM
(06-01-2020, 10:10 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(06-01-2020, 09:59 PM)tomh009 Wrote: I do agree with that. But I believe that membership numbers at Westmount are trending down relatively quickly as younger people are less likely to play golf -- and if they, they'll want to play at a more modern course. So there may yet be an opportunity for the cities or the region to buy the land in the next few decades. The value of the land for single-family housing would be very high, but the current zoning won't allow that, so the transaction price would surely be more modest. If it happens, that is.
Heh...I wonder what the rules are for the city acquiring land, then rezoning it, then selling it at a higher value...surely that must be illegal, not that I'd personally object.
I think they could rezone with some residential, some at high density on Glasgow side, and parks, all on the Kitchener side. Waterloo side would be a few dozen large homes, nothing else, maybe a gated community. Would be a benefit to both cities, though more so for Kitchener, you could have a large walking trail and picnic benches and BBQ's through out.