City reveals proposed plan for southeast quadrant
The local community had a chance to offer input on the city’s development plans for the south-east quadrant of North Battleford Thursday evening.
The plans include a proposed location for the new arena near the exhibition grounds, which will replace the aging Civic Centre, as well as more residential, commercial and green spaces. The plan also proposed uses for some currently-vacant areas. City Manager Jim Puffalt said the city has heard calls for more housing and retail spaces.
“People have talked to us about housing, residential. We know we need another area for big box development so that’s probably the area we’ll start looking at,” Puffalt said.
Area stakeholders said they were optimistic about the city’s plans for future development.