Is it time to enjoy the beach

[Dave2]

I see the offering crop maybe starting to improve but the question remains, "is it more apparent then real."  Tourist business must be slow as municipalities advance notice seems to be increasing and a promising tax sale is certainly a very effective way to attract people from the big city.  

I particularly like the style of Trent Hills which is always to have at least one to die for, which always seems to redeem before the tax sale due date.  They still haven't managed to delay it to the time of the bid opening for maximum effect but they are getting better.  

Personally having been there before I am going to try and enjoy the beach and delay any serious investigation until after the August long holiday weekend althought there is one in a neighbouring township that OTS Jeff seems to like.  (I wonder if I can claim that the car is part of the tax sale property) that we will have to finalize in July.  

The real fun will be for the professionals if some don't redeem.  We really don't know yet how a critical zoning category will be handled.  I tried to find out myself in a rezoning in May but did not get a clear read from council.  Of more concern is that the local conservation authority and township do not appear to reading from the same page which is always interesting for a rezoning.     

it may get real interesting for the winner when they try to rezone the propert(ies) they buy.  

[Dave2]

Netpred:

The reason why I like to enjoy the beach until the week before the tax sale can be found here.

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-real-estate-commercial-office-space-17-two-bdrm-apartments-building-in-Marathon-hwy-17-Lake-Superior-W0QQAdIdZ253697151.  

I guess OTS Jeff will be disappointed as he will lose a great ad to attract customers.  

 ontariotaxsales.ca/nc/upcoming-tax-sales/municipality/TSuid/513/pBack/7/stype/featured/muid/168.html

I am taking bets on how long it will take to disappear from OTS Jeff's website but at one to one not your normal 12 to one odds which I find punitive.

Back to Trent Hills, the concern I have with the new zoning category (environmentally sensitive) in Trent Hills is I don't think the township and conservation authority are in sinc on their thinking on the zoning and I don't want to get burned in the interim finding out.   Courts are expensive.  

In my case I had enough land to get enough to permit construction (almost 4 acres and 5 survey relayouts) but 90% was tied up with limited use.  We don't have that acreage in the majority of sales coming up and my rezoning (in May) was one of the first tests of the new bylaw.   It didn't go the way I was hoping although surprisingly the property has since sold.

[netpred]

Dave:

Congrats on the sale.

Your post, however, may create a false impression on the zoning problems in Trent Hills. If the property that you sold is the one I am thinking of, that property had dual zoning and building was permitted on one side. It only had a piece of EP zone. However, as I understand, some of the properties now up have no RR zone - they are entirely EP or Hazard. My advice to anyone is to save their money on these.

Dave, you have dealt with this municipality and with you know who so you should also know that we are talking virtually zero % chance of getting a permit on vacant land with EP/hazard zoning. It ain't gonna happen.

Again, I haven't looked closely, so everyone should confirm for themselves what they want to do.

[Dave2]

Dave:

Congrats on the sale.

Your post, however, may create a false impression on the zoning problems in Trent Hills. If the property that you sold is the one I am thinking of, that property had dual zoning and building was permitted on one side. It only had a piece of EP zone. However, as I understand, some of the properties now up have no RR zone - they are entirely EP or Hazard. My advice to anyone is to save their money on these.

Dave, you have dealt with this municipality and with you know who so you should also know that we are talking virtually zero % chance of getting a permit on vacant land with EP/hazard zoning. It ain't gonna happen.

Again, I haven't looked closely, so everyone should confirm for themselves what they want to do.

Sorry for the confusion.  You are correct that any zoning with the word "environmental" in it is a case for caution.  My concern with the prices that waterfront brings and the assessed values it is going to be an expensive bet.  

First we wait and see what games are left if any.  In interim beach watching may get more interesting then normal later this  summer depending on how this case goes.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1020155--naturists-turn-out-in-support-of-nudist-on-trial-in-bracebridge?bn=1


When do you want that cold one?

[netpred]

pm at you.

[Dave2]

pm at you.

Gee so quiet everyone must be at the beach.  Maybe we need some photos of PFM's blonde accessories to get somethings more lively.  Probably everyone is missing something like attached photo.