PIERREFONDS-ROXBORO,
QC, May 7, 2024 /CNW/ - A design
competition for a public square adjacent to Pierrefonds- Roxboro's aquatic and recreational complex
will soon be launched nationwide.
On May 6, the Borough Council
approved a proposal to award a detailed design contract for the
development of this public square following a design
competition.
A request for an exemption from the Cities and Towns Act
(R.S.Q., c. C-19) was submitted to the Ministère des Affaires
municipales et de l'Habitation (MAMH) under section 573.3.1. This
would authorize the Borough to award a professional services
contract to the winner of the design competition.
A mandate has also been awarded to develop the functional and
technical parameters governing the design of the future public
square.
Pierrefonds-Roxboro seeks to encourage excellence in urban
planning, landscape architecture and design throughout its
territory. Through this competition, the borough hopes to create an
exceptional place that will become the focal point of community,
cultural and civic life in our area.
An investment of about $4.5
million from the Ten-Year Capital Programme is planned for
the first phase of the project, which will ultimately benefit all
residents of the borough.
"Through the development of this
future public square, we want to create a sense of pride among our
residents. Our intention is to create a unifying atmosphere in a
space that people can fully identify with," says Dimitrios (Jim) Beis, Mayor of the Borough of
Pierrefonds-Roxboro.
The future public square, scheduled for completion in 2028,
follows the expansion of the Pierrefonds library in 2019, the development
of Millennium Park in the fall of 2022, and the construction of the
Pierrefonds-Roxboro Aquatic Complex, which will be completed in the
spring of 2026.
The new development will also consolidate the vocation and
appeal of what will become the heart of the borough's identity and
of Projet Connexion.
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SOURCE Arrondissement de Pierrefonds-Roxboro (Ville de Montréal)