Packed public meeting backs golf course plan on Confederation Bridge fabrication yard
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Bailey Dawson of Augustine Cove would love to see a golf course built on the former Confederation Bridge fabrication yard in Borden-Carleton.
Dawson was one of about 100 people to attend a public meeting Tuesday night in Borden-Carleton, many of whom joined him in supporting the idea of a golf course. The 45-hectare site has been vacant since Confederation Bridge, linking P.E.I. and New Brunswick, was completed in 1997.
"It's been 25 years since there's been any excitement in the Town of Borden. I think it's time to put Borden back on the map," Dawson said following the meeting.
"The idea is to bring more excitement to Borden, you start with the golf course, there's talks of a marina … then you start growing with a hotel, maybe some more units, duplexes or whatnot for more growth, economically, here in Borden."
The P.E.I. government is now accepting proposals for the redevelopment of the fabrication yard. Innovation P.E.I., which owns the land, is working with the Town of Borden-Carleton on a request for proposals from the private sector.
Almost everybody at the meeting who spoke supported the idea of a golf course.
Last September, developer Kris Taylor held a public meeting in the exact same building to pitch his plans to turn the land into a links-style golf course.
Taylor, who is a competitive golfer and pharmacist, called the location unique, and said playing there would be an experience in itself. His proposal included two 24-unit residential buildings, as part of the second phase of the development.
Taylor was not at the meeting Tuesday night.
But at least one person at the meeting raised concerns about the potential of turning the site into a golf course.
Isaac Macdougall of Borden-Carleton said he's not convinced everybody in the town is behind a golf course.
"I think it would be better suited if we split the entire 120 acres up," said Macdougall.
"Keep it under the town and make it all as a big trust, basically, to take the town and go OK, we have this lot, we'd like to chuck this into tourism, we'd like to chuck a small store in this lot, we'd like to do this with this lot. The rest of this is for housing."
Dwight Sexton of Borden-Carleton said he's concerned about the lack of transparency around the process.
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