Public Hearing


LB10001

Municipal Boundary Extension Application

Town of Kensington

Pursuant to Subsection 12(1) of the Municipalities Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap M-13, the Town of Kensington has applied to the Minister of Finance and Municipal Affairs to extend the Town's municipal boundary to include parcel number 668137 with approximately 73.17 acres and parcel number 651695 with approximately 5.00 acres as outlined below:

The application states that the reasons for the expansion are:

The Town of Kensington has applied to bring two properties into the Town's boundaries. 

Parcel number 668137 was recently purchased by the Town of Kensington from Oceanview Farms.  The Town seeks to annex this parcel in order to control any future development of this property and thus ensure orderly planned development of this parcel.

Parcel number 651695 was recently purchased by the Kensington Enterprise Centre Ltd. (KECL)  KECL has requested that the Town of Kensington annex this property inside the Town's boundary in order to establish a bio refinery facility within the Town of Kensington.

PUBLIC HEARING

In accordance with Section 13 of the Municipalities Act, the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission has been directed by the  Minister of Finance and Municipal Affairs  to conduct a public hearing in or near the area to be annexed for the purpose of reviewing the application. 

The public hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of the Kensington Town Hall, 55 Victoria Street, commencing at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010.  Residents of the Town, residents of the area to be annexed and any person affected by the application are invited to attend and make representation concerning the application.

Inquiries concerning this application can be directed to:

Philip J. Rafuse, Appeals Administrator
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission
P. O. Box 577, Charlottetown PE C1A 7L1
Telephone 902-892-3501 Toll-free 1-800-501-6268 Fax 902-566-4076

Posted: 2010/04/27