Community Improvement Plan (CIP) Refresh

Nobleton- More landscape planting at entrances of Subdivisions and along Hwy 27

Each entrance to a subdivision could be enhanced with additional landscaping and planting. The recent Developers in Nobleton have provided the bare minimum in tree and landscape planting, allowing the subdivisions to look quite bare. For example, the entrance to the King Country Estates (Hwy 27 at Fairmont Ridge and Hwy 27 at Parkheights) subdivision could use evergreen trees, adding beauty, windblocking and some privacy. The boulevard on Fairmont Ridge (at Hwy 27) could use planting and trees as well, all adding to the beautification of the new Nobleton residential communities, which are quite bare and lacking in substantial landscaping.

Beautification of Nobleton- Creating a Town Square

The Village of Nobleton is missing a centralized Town square and a Main street. Since adding a Main street is not possible, the focus should be on picking a central location to turn into a Town Square. A place focused on pedestrian traffic, a general town "meeting spot" with a focus on gathering and small shops. It seems the St. Phillips plaza is quickly become such meeting place. Could we strategize ways in which this area can become more of a Town Square. Some ideas could be: adding additional landscape planting along the plaza along Hwy 27; attracting small business owners and unique shops; using the location to host community holiday events; install better lighting to highlight the area; installing lighting at Christmas on the lamp posts.

We need to develop the businesses along the HWY 11 strip between Bathurst and Bradford to drastically improve community more options

Community Incentive Program process

The current CIP application process hinders a business' progress to start or continue operating e.g. if they need a grant for construction or signage. The city requires an applicant to wait until the application is approved, which can and has taken months (even before COVID). As long as businesses have before and after photos plus receipts, the grant application should be approved retrospectively if it qualifies.

Stop spending tax dollars at this time.

With home owners on the brink of bankruptcy, and business forced to close by law, The township should be very very frugal at this time. To see money spent on beautification when people are loosing their homes is disgraceful. Nice idea, but now is not the time.