DOOR IS OPEN FOR BRAGG CREEK DEVELOPMENT // CONSTRUCTION
DOOR IS OPEN FOR BRAGG CREEK DEVELOPMENT GATEWAY VILLAGE TO BRING ‘MUCH-NEEDED’ ACCOMMODATIONS, HOUSING OPTIONS TO HAMLET BY JAMIE ZACHARY
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first-of-its kind $100-million multipurpose complex in the hamlet of Bragg Creek is being welcomed with opened arms after receiving the long-awaited goahead to move ahead. The developer behind Gateway Village received unanimous approval from Rocky View County earlier this spring to move forward on a 12.6-acre complex that is expected to include a boutique hotel, restaurant, shops, an amphitheatre and much-needed permanent living options.
“It was a pretty easy decision,” says Rocky View County Reeve Dan Henn of the unanimous approval. “It has been met with a lot of support from the community, which was a big factor in approval from council. It’s going to be a huge asset for not just the county, but all of southern Alberta.” Leading the project is Dick Koetsier, who after being raised within an oil and gas background, transitioned into real estate development around 2011. With some previous experience speculating on property, he started purchasing
ABOVE: RENDERING OF BRAGG CREEK MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. PHOTO SOURCE: GATEWAY DEVELOPMENTS
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