A Grey Highlands councillor would like the owners of the Talisman lands to present their plans for the property to council.
At council’s meeting on May 15, Coun. Nadia Dubyk provided a notice of motion to invite Beaver Valley Development Group to a future council meeting to present their plans for a significant development at the property that was once the Talisman ski resort.
Dubyk’s notice of motion initially set off a brief conversation around the table about whether it is appropriate for council to extend such an invitation to the developer while the Talisman proposal is an active planning file.
On June 12, Grey Highlands and Grey County will hold a joint virtual public meeting on the proposal for the Talisman property. In April, Grey County released a report about Beaver Valley Development Group’s subdivision application for the property. The proposed development includes up to 370 residential units and commercial, community and recreational uses.
After making her notice of motion, Dubyk said she was seeking clarity from municipal staff about the appropriateness of council issuing an invitation to the Talisman developers.
In response, CAO Karen Govan said a proposal subject to an upcoming public planning meeting wouldn’t come to the council table for a discussion.
However, before the discussion could continue, Deputy Mayor Dane Nielsen halted the debate. Nielsen chaired the notice of motion portion of the meeting as Mayor Paul McQueen had vacated the chair to bring forward his own notice of motion on an unrelated matter.
The deputy mayor said the notice of motion section of the agenda is for councillors to signal their intent to bring a resolution on a specific topic to the council table at a future meeting. Nielsen said debates and discussions about notices of motions are not permitted and councillors are to work with staff on an individual basis to formulate their resolutions.
Dubyk’s resolution will be up for council’s consideration at its next meeting on May 29.
