Chatham-Kent council members are set to discuss the next phase in realigning Rose Beach Line in Morpeth.
Municipal staff is recommending council purchase approximately 2.89 acres of land along with an additional 0.63 acres adjacent to property on Rose Beach Line from Antrim Farms Ltd. for the price of $112,175.
"To fulfill the preferred solution of the EA, administration is seeking approval to purchase the lands and to acquire an easement," the report read. "The lands being purchased will be used for a turnaround bulb and construction of the private driveway."
Municipal staff said closing Rose Beach Line and constructing a private driveway access behind the existing properties will ensure the properties can be accessed for the longest amount of time possible.
Staff said in order to provide residents a private access driveway which was recommended in the Rose Beach Line Environmental Assessment, the property would need to be purchased by the municipality.
According to the report, the purchase price negotiated with Antrim Farms Ltd. for the lands is $101,150.000. The easement rights will be purchased for $11,025.
"The next step will be to enter into agreements with the four property owners on Rose Beach Line to access the land that will be constructed into a private driveway," the report read. "The municipality will then tender the project for construction."
Once the project is finished, property owners will have access to their properties as well as Antrim Farms for ongoing farm use.
