An area just to the north of 67^th Street, and west of 30^th Avenue , where the Red Deer community garden program is currently being operated, will become a new subdivision.  The name of the subdivision will be Garden Heights which derives from it's prominent position on top of the Red Deer river escarpment and it's recent community garden history.  All streets in the area will start with the letter "G".

An Area Structure Plan was adopted by the City on February 23, 2009 for Garden Heights.  In summary it provides for the following elements.

• Protection of the natural beauty of this unique area is a priority. Garden Heights will be directly linked to the Waskasoo Park system and will seek to preserve the McKenzie ravine and surrounding natural areas.
• Three possible residential scenarios with different mixes and densities of housing have been proposed. The scenarios will provide between 417 and 466 dwelling units.
• A community garden area is expected to be part of the plan.

News reports have indicated that Melcor vice president and regional manager has said that it could take 3 to 5 years for the development to "build out".  However, work is proceeding on site preparation.  The City of Red Deer has issued tenders for the grading of the site, to be completed July 31, 2009.  Stripping of the topsoil was done last year.  This is another example of the large developments underway to the north and west of Balmoral.