The Beaver Valley Development Group is set to hold its first public information session about plans for the lands around the former Talisman Resort.
The Municipality of Grey Highlands bought the lands in 2013 after the former resort declared bankruptcy. It then severed the land into thirds, selling the resort portion to a numbered company and keeping the 59 acres of recreational land overlooking the ski hills as well as the 75 acre golf course property.
Grey Highlands those two remaining parcels of land to Westway Capital in a sale that was finalized in June 2022. Some area residents were opposed to the sale, arguing the public lands should not be used for resort development, and the natural heritage of the lands should be preserved. They attempted to stop the sale process through the Ontario Superior Court. The court ruled in favour of the sale.
On October 6th, a meeting will be held at the Kimberley Hall from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
An Eventbrite page for the meeting says the Beaver Valley Development Group (an affiliate of Westway Capital) has retained The Planning Partnership to lead the initial stage of its development process.
The Planning Partnership says Thursday is the first of three information sessions planned over the next few months. They say the goal is to “Collaborate with the community on the directions for development on these lands.”
The event site says on Thursday, the Planning Partnership will give a brief presentation with an overview of the development process, the results of a 2021 Beaver Valley visioning exercise, the planning context of the lands and considerations for land use options to be explored at the second Information Session.
They say meeting participants will be invited to share their ideas following the presentation.
Those who wish to attend are asked to register. The Kimberley Hall has a 60 person capacity.