Region of Queens Council is again being asked to extend municipal services to a new housing development in Liverpool.

Rumclo Developments Ltd and Van Der Pas design are proposing to build 124 units on 23 acres of waterfrontage at 133 Shore Road.

The Development called, “the Point” envisions the construction of 40 semi-detached, 72 multi-level and 12 single family homes in three phases at prices starting at $350,000.

After testing, the planners have determined there is not enough water on the site to support that many homes and are looking to the municipality to extend the former town’s water supply to their development.

This is the second time in a month a developer has come to council to ask for municipal services.

At the November 8 council meeting developer Larry Cochrane asked the Region to spend over $700,000 to extend municipal services to allow the construction of 87 housing units on the former Dauphinee Farm land.

Rumclo Developments Ltd and Van Der Pas Design hired Strum Consulting to look into the cost of extending services for their proposed site.

Their estimates peg the amount at $1.49 million.

Based on assumed water tax of $71,756 and Property tax of $462,240 on 124 units the designers suggest the Region of Queens will recoup the cost of the service extension in three years.

Mayor Darlene Norman says council will need to think about these request in the broader context of the Region’s budget plan.

‘They will receive the same response that the earlier developer presented and that is this all matter for council to consider as part of the 23/24 budget,” said Norman.

If council decides to extend water service, the developers estimate the first phase could be complete and ready to move in sometime in 2024.

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