The town of Deep River has announced the closure of a portion of the trail network around Grouse Park while technical studies are conducted for a possible future subdivision plan.
The town says the property will be closed to the public for the rest of November and December.
In a statement late Thursday, the town said the next steps in the proposed “Shaw Subdivision Plan” in the west end of Deep River “require a number of studies as part of the planning process.”
“Minimal tree removal will be conducted to enable geotechnical survey work and topographical surveys to be completed over the next six to eight weeks.”
Most of the property closed to the public is privately owned.
The town said it would like to thank the Shaw family “who have allowed the residents of Deep River and area to use their private property as part of the west end trail system over the past several decades.”
“In a letter to the town of Deep River from Jp2g Consulting, on behalf of Mr. Shaw this closure is referred to as a ‘Temporary Restriction’. Once the survey work is completed the property will be re-opened for public use during the planning and development stages of the proposed project where it is safe to do so.”
The closure and studies come after a special meeting Thursday in which council agreed in principle to a land swap that would preserve more greenspace in the proposed subdivision.
Under the swap, the town would provide the Shaw family with 5 acres of public land on the west side of the development and receive 9.1 acres back to be saved as greenspace.
The greenspace would separate the new development from homes on Beatty Crescent and Highway 17 and allow future trails to circle the subdivision.
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