Can anybody make sense out of this news report on the CKLQ web site? (URL=
http://cklq.mb.ca/index.php?cmd=TmV3cw==|TWFuaXRvYmE=&t=OTgzNg== )
"Land swap remains unsigned
The legal wrangling continues as the city and school division hammer out a land swap agreement for the Fleming School property.
It's been nearly a year since discussions began on who will get what of the now-vacant school property.
Division Treasurer Gerald Barnes says he recently submitted a revised draft to the city and he's hopeful, if it's approved by administration, the disposition process can begin inside of three months.
But it's a different story from City Manager Brian McCrae, who says they've already got some changes in mind to the division's most recent version of the agreement.
He says there seems to be a common understanding, but they will suggest further wording changes.
Under the original proposal, the city would get the frontage and the entire 25 hundred block, while the division would retain the majority of the land in the 24 hundred block between Victoria and Louise Avenues, which includes the building.
The agreement also suggests a partnership for the disposal of each respective parcel of land through a joint tender process."
It looks like the City would get the entire west half of the property (ie. the west side of the 400 boock of 24th and the east side of the 400 block of 25th), along with all of the Victoria Ave. frontage. The school division would get the rest (although I have no idea what they could do with a building that has almost no surrounding land)
Under that plan, there would be plenty of room for a fire hall along Victoria, 24th or 25th. But it looks like the City wants the frontage on Victoria developed into even more strip mall space, and the rest developed into housing.
Any thoughts?