History of 70 Arlington Dr.
1986: School district decides not to build school on the site which it acquired in the 1970s;
1987: Board makes inquiries about disposing of site; city declines to buy it;
1995: Effort to build a church meets residential opposition due to increase in traffic and argument that residents had no input into plan;
1996: Site is subdivided;
2000: 0.82 hectares (two acres) are transferred to the city (as a donation) and the remaining 1.21 hectares (three acres) remains the property of the school district.
Council defeats a proposed 30-unit bungalow development by Qualico because residents want the area as recreational space and the ratio of single family to multiple family exceeds what is allowed in the municipal development plan.
2005: Council defeats a proposed 80-unit assisted living facility due to neighbourhood opposition due to increased density, traffic and loss of green space.
Source: City of St. Albert
