In brief: Municipal council is pushing forward the Quartier Ruisseau Noir project on rue Beattie—land originally donated to the Ville and subsequently resold by it—without conducting an independent study.
Why it matters:
Land donation: Over 30 years ago, C. Thomas Clagett Jr. donated this land to the Ville de Saint-Jovite.
Ignored flood risk: Provincial mapping indicates a “potential flood zone,” a hazard brought directly to Mayor Pascal De Bellefeuille’s attention by resident Diane Ouellet via letter and at council.
Developer self-assessment: The mayor confirmed relying on a land surveyor’s report provided by the developer rather than requiring a neutral hydrological study.
Overlooked traffic safety: Despite recent accidents in the area (rue Labelle), no traffic impact study was commissioned, with
Our perspective: Reselling donated heritage land and greenlighting a project in a flood zone without an independent assessment puts local safety and heritage at risk. Just as with the Habitat Mont-Tremblant file, the mayor’s administration is ignoring the impact of climate change and torrential rains, exposing itself to major lawsuits in the event of flooding along Ruisseau Noir.
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