Eight years ago the Village of Kenosee set into motion an expansion of the Village with a new subdivision after purchasing land from Moose Mountain Provincial Park. The land, east of Chapa Avenue and west of Hwy 9, will be cleared of foliage – leaving 50 metres of trees, as a buffer zone, along the perimeter of the planned new subdivision.
The project has passed the Community Planning stages and the first phase of the subdivision is currently being completed in the form of a green space.
“We have the money in place for the green space, which was all raised through donations and government grants, to begin construction on it,” Village of Kenosee Mayor Mark Doty stated. “They will be completing the tree removal and landscaping, and then we are planning to begin building a gazebo and putting up the playground equipment.”
“The playground at the waterfront had to be taken out because the water has risen considerably, so looking at this green space we decided it was a good place to relocate it to.”
Doty says that the playground equipment has already been purchased for the green space and they are hoping that both the playground equipment and gazebo will be up by July 1st.
The project has seen support by those in the Village, those in the Park, and the Moose Mountain Lions – who have helped to fundraise considerably for the green space.
Plans for the future will include an outdoor rink and the inclusion of a BBQ, to make the green space a place where families can spend an afternoon and enjoy a picnic. Thus, their fundraising efforts are still underway.
If anyone is interested in supporting the project through donations or by sponsoring a cement bench or cement flower planter – and have a name inscribed – they are asked to contact the Village of Kenosee office: (306)577-2139. A plaque with those that donate to the project will also be added once complete. Donations to the green space project are tax deductible and a receipt can be received from the Village office.
“This is kind of Phase 1 of our subdivision; we have 30 lots going, which is really exciting for us,” Doty said. “It’s huge for us because currently we have about 240 homes and businesses in the village, so 30 lots are quite a large addition to the Village.”
“It’s past the Community Planning stage and we’ve had a lot of interest in the lots. The preliminary groundwork will start soon. We don’t have a date yet that they will be for sale though as we need to get the infrastructure for them in place first, like the water lines.”
“We’re all very excited for this big project for the Village.”
