Surrey is looking for a team of consultants with specialist knowledge in parking and design, the commitment of the community and the landscape architecture
The city of Surrey has issued an application for offers for the design and building management for three new neighborhood parks.
One is not yet mentioned, the currently not improved 5.2 hectare neighborhood park “in Waiting” between Lyncean Drive and 179th Street in the neighborhood of Abbey Ridge/East Fraser Heights.
The future park was acquired to serve the residents of East Fraser Heights, a quarter that, according to the city, will pass the suburb of the suburb of the area for urban development as part of Abbey Ridge's local plan.
The vision for the website is to create a living and integrative space that reflects the unique identity and character of the community, while it preserves the biological diversity and provides a habitat corridor. His success depends on carefully balancing the ecological condition with the developing needs of its users and residents. “
The other is a still future named four hectares of park in the 142nd street and the 58a Avenue in South Newton. The future park comprises an existing BC -Hydro corridor in the south and west, which covers approximately 2.75 acres and extends an additional 1.25 acres beyond the corridor to the east.
“The park is anchored in the rapidly developing neighborhood in South Newton and is being developed to meet the growing need for high -quality, multifunctional public landscapes that support both life in the community and ecological performance,” explains the city's application for proposals.
The other location is the already mentioned Woodward Hill Park, a 4.7 hectare area in 144th Street and the 62nd Avenue in South Newton. It was set up by consolidating several packages, including a designated green area, and currently has a combination of naturalized forest land and non -improved open space.
The park is in a significant playground with a playground and, according to the city, underlines the importance of creating a high -quality public space, the game, collecting and organic restoration.
What are Delta's plans?
In the meantime, it remains to be seen whether the city of Delta will immerse yourself in its reserves to buy land for new municipal parks.
One of the many budget items in the Financial Plan of Delta 2025 includes a budget for land acquisitions with 10 million US dollars intended for potential farm sales.
“The budget of the land acquisition will give the Council the opportunity to approve new country purchases during the financial year 2025 without changing the capital plan,” explains the financial plan.
During a discussion of the council in 2021, former Coun. Lois Jackson complained that Delta is “agricultural” in relation to municipal property and what it means to provide the small inventory.
She said that the city had to investigate more land for green spaces when the population grows.
During a discussion of a council in 2023 about a subdivision proposal in the north delta, which would lead to a large trees standing under, Mayor George Harvie said that the city not only has to increase trees, but also to do more when it comes to buying more land for parks.
He said Delta had a reserve, but does not act fast enough.
This spring, the city issued an application for offers for a consultant to create a new comprehensive park, recreation and cultural master plan. However, it remains to be seen whether a recommendation to add more community parks will be included in the new plan.