An online petition is calling for the City of Prince George to work with residents and the land owner to prevent the sale of 28 acres of undeveloped private land north of Moore’s Meadow Nature Park.
Lot 1 Otway Road, at the corner of Otway Road and Foothills Boulevard, is listed for sale for $4.5 million, according to an online real estate listing. The land is zoned for a mix of multi-family development, single-family homes and greenbelt.
“Design plans from LM Engineering on file for multiple residential lot development,” the listing says.
In her online petition, which had 341 signatures as of 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Cheryl Wehr said the land is an important wildlife corridor between Moore’s Meadow and Wilson Park.
“Development will altogether alter the environment, the wildlife, the trails and pristine quality of the park. It will remove from public access the one last easily available pristine escape that we have from city living that gives us access to true wilderness,” Wehr wrote in her petition. “We, the park users, have an opportunity to work toward protecting the park, working with the city and with developers, and others to preserve what we have today for the future. Please sign our petition so that we can work toward preserving this park as we look forward to working with the private owners, the developers and city's new (Official) Community Plan renewal in 2023.”
