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Yellow Sky Master Plan approved

Swift approval was given at North Battleford city council Tuesday to adopting the Yellow Sky Master Plan in principle.
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City planner Ryan Mackrell speaks to council on the Yellow Sky Master Plan, which has now been adopted in principle by city council.

Swift approval was given at North Battleford city council Tuesday to adopting the Yellow Sky Master Plan in principle.

Council voted to adopt the plan, which had been presented last month at the city’s Planning Committee meeting by representatives from the consulting firm Urban Systems.

The master plan document, presented Oct. 15, provides a vision and a plan for the southeast quadrant known as Yellow Sky neighbourhood. The master plan calls for multiple phases of development for the area over the coming decades, including both commercial and residential development. 

In a memo from City Planner Ryan Mackrell dated Nov. 13, the “document will serve as a guide to facilitate development in the neighbourhood” and “encourage and promote economic growth in our community.” According to Mackrell, it will also be used when designing improvements to Carlton Trail.

Mackrell emphasized administration will be using the document as a guide going forward. “Not everything in there is written in stone,” said Mackrell, who said there might be slight alterations. Adopting it in principle allows them to have a basis moving forward, he said.   

“This is a very important part of the city,” said Mayor Ryan Bater, who said the master plan “will prove to be a very important document for us.”

The Yellow Sky master plan can be accessed at https://www.cityofnb/mrws/filedriver/Planning_and_Dev/Yellow_Sky_Master_Plan_With_Figures.pdf.