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This project is combined 285 acre mixed use development North of Calgary in an area that has recently been annexed to the City of Calgary.

Since April 2008 the North Stoney Greens landowners have worked together with the goal of completing an area structure plan for our collective 2,054 +/- acres within the North Stoney Lands. The collective plan will incorporate sustainability and planning principles outlined in the Plan It Calgary initiative while working to reduce our carbon footprint through innovative design and planning.

Key components of the planning vision include; commuter rail, LRT and bus rapid transit, transit oriented street patterns, enhanced pedestrian and cycling systems, developer initiated transit and shuttle services, ride sharing programs, decentralized employment nodes, livable industrial development, innovative housing forms, affordable housing, renewable energy systems, food production allotments and community gardens, water conservation, recycling, greening through urban forests, prairie landscaping and LEED buildings and Build-Green housing.

The City of Calgary Standing Policy Committee on Land Use Planning and Transportation was requested to complete for Council the North Annexation Regional Context Study for the first quarter of 2010, and to initiate the first Area Structure Plan for this area shortly thereafter. It is the intention of the North Stoney landowners group to be the first Area Structure Plan to be approved for advancement. Presentations of our plan and vision have been provided to Aldermen and various departments within administration for advancement and acceptance.

Homburg Invest Inc believes strongly in the future of Calgary, as economical capital of Alberta. This trust is based on four points. First Alberta’s oil sands underlie 140,800 square kilometres – or an area larger than the state of Florida. Second there are 175 billion barrels of proven oil reserve in the oil sands; that is second to Saudi Arabia’s 260 billion barrels. Third, in Calgary there is no provincial sales tax, no capital tax and reasonable property tax on land and buildings. The fourth and last pillar is Calgary’s population. That is projected to double between today and 2025/2030!

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