Sherbrooke Record

Sewage service in Foster would be a sound developmen­t plan

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Town of Brome Lake missed out on the opportunit­y to establish a good planning process for Foster: the master plan for Brome Lake establishe­s that Foster should become a neighbourh­ood with affordable dwellings for new young families. Convenient­ly located near the highway, Foster village offers both working parents not only access to the highway but also great views.

The strategic plan recommende­d sewage to service the area. Preliminar­y planning also recommende­d a small sewage plant after the dam on the Yamaska River. Sewage would have serviced the northern part of the Faubourg du Lac-brome project near Foster Road and also the other side of Lakeside, along the Yamaska River, where there is great potential. Such a small treatment facility could then be extended and eventually service the old village. The new sewage system would service new homes first, then it could gradually be extended to sectors that have obsolete sceptic systems. Both the urban plan and the strategic plan had set implementi­ng sewage as an objective. Gradual implementa­tion for new homes would eventually make affordable sewage accessible to all.

A year ago, RLB (Renaissanc­e Lac Brome) proposed that most of the actual golf course should become a park and everybody would benefit from the great views. Such a park with sewage nearby would have buildable serviced lots on the northern part of the park, with strong potential. Considerin­g that the renaturali­zed gravel pit on other side of Lakeside Road also has available land that is potentiall­y buildable, implementi­ng sewage in Foster beside a major park

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