Town of Esterhazy reduces price of lots in Sylvite subdivision

Esterhazy Town Council

February 9, 2026, 9:55 am
Nicole Taylor, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

At their meeting on January 29, Esterhazy Town Council amended a bylaw to reduce the price of lots in the Sylvite subdivision by 50 per cent.
“We just want to stimulate growth and start to recapture some of the cost that went into those lots,” says Mayor Randy Bot.

Under the bylaw previously, every time an offer was made that was below fair market value on a Sylvite subdivision lot, the town had to hold a public hearing. The bylaw amendment on January 29 lets the lots be sold at a reduced rate without having a hearing.

Bot says the cheapest lot is now $10,300 and most expensive is now $17,500 “and these will be the lowest prices we will take.”

Currently nine lots have sold in the Sylvite subdivision, and all of them have homes on them, with 27 lots left to be sold.

The bylaw passed in three readings on Jan. 29.

Town approves committee to develop driving range
The town approved the mayor’s request to put together a driving range committee.

“I am putting together a driving range committee and we are starting to work on the possibility of brining a driving range to Esterhazy,” said Bot.

He said there is potential for a driving range to be located in a field north of Suncrest College.

He said the plan would be to fundraiser for the driving range, and then hand it over to the town.

“We want to get the nets and do it professionally,” says Bot. “The plan would be to fundraise and find sponsorship and then hand it over to the town. A lot of people in town are requesting it.

“We used to have a junior golf program that was running out of that area as well and hopefully we can bring it back.”

12 years added to Brylee Developments agreement
Council approved a request by Brylee Developments to add another 12 years to an agreement that would have seen the town annex the residential development which is located on the south side of Esterhazy in the RM of Fertile Belt.

Under the original agreement, the town was to annex Brylee Developments after 20 years, which would mean it would become part of the town in 2034.

However the developer requested 12 years be added to the agreement to give him more time to sell lots in the subdivision. Council granted the request, meaning the subdivision would not be annexed until 2046.

Arena closure date approved
Council passed a motion to close the Dana Antal Arena for the season on April 2, 2026 this year, marking the last day of ice in the arena until next winter.

Request for disabled parking
The town has received a few requests for disabled parking near Erin’s IDA on Main Street as well as near the dental office. The lines on Main Street will be repainted this year, so the town will look at adding additional disable parking spots at that time.

Question about veterans banners
The town received a request to hang veterans banners on some of the power poles on the highway through, and replied that the request would have to go to SaskPower as the poles belong to them.