NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Below-Market Value Sale of Municipal Surplus Property
at 1940 Gottingen Street, Halifax, PID 00002063
TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 63 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, the Council of Halifax Regional Municipality will consider the below-market value sale of municipal surplus property at 1940 Gottingen Street, Halifax, PID 00002063 at a
meeting of Regional Council to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at City Hall, Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax.
Halifax Regional Council at a meeting held on January 24, 2023, approved a motion to set a public hearing to consider the sale of PID 00002063 located at civic 1940 Gottingen Street, Halifax, to the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Society (MNFS) as per the terms and conditions outlined in Table 1 of the staff report dated January 18, 2023, entitled Administrative Order 50 Disposal of Surplus Real Property: PID 00002063 1940 Gottingen Street, Halifax.
The surplus property at 1940 Gottingen Street, Halifax measures 5,277 square meters (56,801 square feet) in area, has an estimated market value of $11,700,000 (2022), and is the site of the vacant [former] Red Cross building, which is being prepared for demolition. The purpose of the sale of the surplus property to the MNFS is to be the site of a new Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre.
All oral and written submissions will be considered at the time of the public hearing at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Written submissions are welcomed and encouraged in advance of the hearing itself. These submissions are distributed to all Councillors and considered at the time of their decision. Written submissions may be forwarded to the Municipal Clerk by e-mail, clerks@halifax.ca; by fax, 902-490-4208; or by mail, P.O. Box 1749, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3A5. Written submissions must be received by the Municipal Clerk’s Office as early as possible and no later than 3:00 p.m. on TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023. Please allow sufficient time for delivery.
Information on how to sign up to speak in advance is available on-line: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/publichearings.
If you have questions about the public hearing process, please email clerks@halifax.ca or call 902.490.4210 at the Office of the Municipal Clerk. Should you have questions about the nature of the property matter itself, please email vodickr@halifax.ca or call
the project manager directly at 902.476.8183.
The staff report is available on-line at the following location:
halifax.ca/city-hall/agendas-meetings-reports?category=127. If you have questions about how to access the staff report contact the Office of the Municipal Clerk at 902-490-4210 or clerks@halifax.ca.
NOTICE OF PARK CLOSURE
Park West School Park - Radcliffe Drive - Halifax
PID’s 40774077, 40724619, Portion of 40682411
Take notice that Halifax Regional Council at a meeting to be held on February 7, 2023, at Regional Council Chambers, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, will consider the closure of Park West School Park: PID’s 40774077, 40724619, and a portion of 40682411, pursuant to Section 283 (14) of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.
The purpose of the park closure is to allow the construction of a new public school.
Further information pertaining to this matter may be obtained from Mike Cowper, Corporate Real Estate, at 902-490-6025 or via email cowperm@halifax.ca
NOTICE OF PARTIAL STREET CLOSURE
Portion of Banook Avenue, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Take notice that Halifax Regional Council at a meeting to be held on July 12, 2022, will consider HRM Administrative Order SC-100 concerning the closure of a portion of Banook Avenue, Dartmouth, pursuant to Section 325 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.
Further information pertaining to this matter may be obtained from staff of Corporate Real Estate, Property, Fleet and Environment, via email cowperm@halifax.ca.
NOTICE OF VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING
HALIFAX REGIONAL COUNCIL
Take Notice that pursuant to Section 325 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, the Council of Halifax Regional Municipality will consider Administrative Order #SC-99 Respecting the Closure of a Portion of Surplus Right-of-Way on St. Margarets Bay Road, Halifax.
A virtual public hearing will be held on January 12, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. All oral and written submissions will be considered at that time. This meeting will occur in a virtual setting and attending in person is not possible. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, written submissions are welcomed and encouraged in advance of the hearing itself. These submissions are distributed to all Councillors and considered at the time of their decision. Written submissions may be forwarded to the Municipal Clerk by e-mail, clerks@halifax.ca; by fax, 902-490-4208; or by mail, P.O. Box 1749, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3A5. Written submissions must be received by the Municipal Clerk’s office as early as possible and not later than 3:00 p.m. on January 12, 2021. Please allow sufficient time for delivery given slower than typical mail delivery times during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The virtual public hearing will be webcasted and may be viewed online at
https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/agendas-meetings-reports. For individuals seeking to speak at the hearing, members of the public may contact the Municipal Clerk’s office no later than 4:30pm on January 11, 2021 to be added to the speakers list to speak by telephone. We encourage all residents who have any desire to speak at the meeting to ask to have their name added to the list. Individuals who do not want to speak at a later time may ask to have their name removed from the speakers list. To be placed on the speakers list, individuals may:
• Send an email to clerks@halifax.ca; or
• Call and leave a voicemail at 902.490.4210; or
• Send a fax to the clerk at 902.490.4208.
In your message, please include the meeting date and hearing and the proposed Administrative Order, in addition to your name, community of residence, email address, and telephone number. Should you have questions about the nature of Administrative Order itself, please contact the staff member responsible for the file, Colin Walsh, directly at 902.579.2824 or walshco@halifax.ca. Should you have questions about the process of the virtual public hearing, please contact the Municipal Clerk’s Office at clerks@halifax.ca or 902.490.4210. The staff report is available on-line at the following location: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/agendas-meetings-reports. If you have questions about how to access the staff report contact the Office of the Municipal Clerk at clerks@halifax.ca or 902.490.4210.
NOTICE OF PARTIAL STREET CLOSURE
Portion of Shore Road, Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia
Take notice that Halifax Regional Council at a virtual meeting to be held on September 22, 2020, will consider HRM Administrative Order SC-98 concerning the closure of a portion of Shore Road, Eastern Passage, pursuant to Section 325 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.
Further information pertaining to this matter may be obtained from staff of Corporate Real Estate, Finance, Asset Management & ICT, via email walshco@halifax.ca.
NOTICE OF PARTIAL STREET CLOSURE
Portion of Elizabeth Drive, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Take notice that Halifax Regional Council at a virtual meeting to be held on September 22, 2020, will consider HRM Administrative Order SC-97 concerning the closure of a portion of Elizabeth Drive, Halifax, pursuant to Section 325 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.
Further information pertaining to this matter may be obtained from staff of Corporate Real Estate, Finance, Asset Management & ICT, via email walshco@halifax.ca.
NOTICE OF PARTIAL STREET CLOSURE
Portion of Mount Hope Avenue, Dartmouth
Take notice that Halifax Regional Council at a virtual meeting to be held on September 1, 2020, will consider HRM Administrative Order SC-94 concerning the closure of Parcel Y - A portion of Mount Hope Avenue, Dartmouth, pursuant to Section 325 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.
Further information pertaining to this matter may be obtained from staff of Corporate Real Estate, Finance, Asset Management & ICT, via email renoufc@halifax.ca.
NOTICE OF PARTIAL STREET CLOSURE
Portions of Osborne Street and Wildwood Avenue, Halifax
Take notice that Halifax Regional Council at a virtual meeting to be held on September 1, 2020, will consider HRM Administrative Orders SC-95 and SC-96 concerning the closure of portions of Osborne Street and Wildwood Avenue, Halifax, pursuant to Section 325 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.
Further information pertaining to this matter may be obtained from staff of Corporate Real Estate, Finance, Asset Management & ICT, via email walshco@halifax.ca.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Closure of a Portion of Majestic Avenue and a Portion of Monarch Drive, Beaverbank
Take notice that Halifax Regional Council at a meeting to be held on December 3, 2019, at 6:00 pm at Regional Council Chambers, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia will consider HRM Administrative Orders SC-91 and SC-92 concerning the closure of a portion of Majestic Avenue and a portion of Monarch Drive, Beaver Bank, pursuant to Section 325 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.
Further information pertaining to this matter may be obtained from Corporate Real Estate, 3rd Floor, Dartmouth Ferry Terminal, 88 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Opinion in support of, or in opposition to the proposal may be presented orally at the December 3, 2019 Public Hearing meeting. Written submissions may be forwarded to the Municipal Clerk, at P.O. Box 1749, Halifax, N.S., B3J 3A5, or may be faxed to 490-4208 before the date of the hearing.
NOTICE OF PARTIAL STREET CLOSURE
Portion of Grosvenor Road, Halifax
Take notice that Halifax Regional Council at a meeting to be held on September 17, 2019, at Regional Council Chambers, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia will consider HRM Administrative Order SC-90 concerning the closure of a portion of Grosvenor Road, Halifax, pursuant to Section 325 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.
Further information pertaining to this matter may be obtained from Corporate Real Estate, 3rd Floor, Dartmouth Ferry Terminal, 88 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
NOTICE OF PARTIAL STREET CLOSURE
Portion of Purcells Cove Road, Halifax
Take notice that Halifax Regional Council at a meeting to be held on September 17, 2019, at Regional Council Chambers, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia will consider HRM Administrative Order SC-89 concerning the closure of a portion of Purcells Cove Road, Halifax, pursuant to Section 325 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.
Further information pertaining to this matter may be obtained from Corporate Real Estate, 3rd Floor, Dartmouth Ferry Terminal, 88 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
NOTICE OF PARK CLOSURE
15 Laurelcrest Drive Parkland – PID 40507220
Take notice that Halifax Regional Council at a meeting held on August 13, 2019, determined that 15 Laurelcrest Drive, Eastern Passage, PID 40507220, is no longer required for future parks purposes, pursuant to Section 283 (14) of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.
The Municipality has declared these lands surplus pursuant to Administrative Order 50 and intends to sell the property, with the proceeds being used for parks, playgrounds and similar public purposes.
Further information pertaining to this matter may be obtained from Colin Walsh, Acting Project Manager, Corporate Real Estate, at 902-579-2824 or via email walshco@halifax.ca