Last week, a digger cleared away the alders and blackberry bushes covering the 1.17 acres of land on Miller Road owned by the Snug Cove House Society. The clearing is intended to clean up the land, which will be divided into nine lots that will go up for sale starting this spring.
Snug Cove was granted access to the Cove Bay Water System three months ago, following a visit to Bowen by Vancouver Coastal Health.
“With that, the municipality got the go-ahead to expand the Cove Bay Water district,” says Ritchie. “Our development was included in that expansion.”
In the first week of November, Bowen Island Municipality granted the Snug Cove House Society its Preliminary Letter of Review (PLR) for its lands on Miller Road. This letter acts as a conditional subdivision that allows the land owners to go to market.
Snug Cove House board-chair Graham Ritchie says that the sales will occur on the condition that amenities such as water, sewer and hydro will be put in place by a certain date. He adds that the sale of five lots should provide the necessary funds to put those amenities in place.
The sale of all nine lots will provide a down-payment for the construction of Snug Cove House, an assisted-living residence for Bowen’s seniors.
