City enters agreement to sell Millennium Park
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PRINCE GEORGE — The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George plans to purchase Millenium Park – located at 101 George Street, from the City for $1 and turn it into a parking lot.
At Monday night’s meeting, Prince George City Council granted the first three readings of a zoning bylaw amendment application for the property, previously zoned P1: Parks and Recreation, to be classified as C1: Downtown to facilitate a parking lot to serve the Regional District office next door. The purchase price for the property is $1 and conditions include:
- The land is transferred on an “as is, where is” basis with no liability to the City for any environmental contamination and with the Regional District assuming all responsibility for remediation of the property.
- Completion of the sale is subject to the rezoning to permit the proposed parking lot use.
- The registration of a covenant in favour of the City restricting the use of the land to a parking lot.
- The option for the City to buy back the land for $1 if the covenant is breached.
The property has been fenced and closed to the public since September 2023 when an evacuation order from the Prince George Fire Rescue Services Chief was issued to encampment residents due to ongoing safety concerns for the people living there.
