REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: July 17, 2017 Report No. EPW-17-035
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Capital Sidewalk Program - Inclusion of Orphan Sidewalk Segments
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council directs staff to relocate the sidewalk to the north side of Wychbury Avenue with an increase of $6,000 to the project budget that will be taken from the Community Works Reserve Account.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Not Applicable
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Well Managed and Maintained Infrastructure - Identify infrastructure repair and proactively plan for replacement needs.
BACKGROUND:
The Capital Sidewalk Program is an annual program carried out by the Township. Its purpose is construct sidewalks in various locations within the Township with the goal to increase the connectivity of the sidewalk network. This will allow residents to transit through the Township from various locations utilizing a connected network of sidewalks and promote another mode of transportation other than vehicles.
For the 2017 project, the Program identified Wychbury Avenue between Kinver Street and Lampson Street. The scope of the project is to provide a 1.8 metre wide sidewalk along the south side of the road. The south side was identified based on connecting the existing sidewalk segment within the block.
Notification of the construction of the Project was delivered to the residents on June 7, 2017 (See Attachment 1). In response to this notification, several residents voiced objections to the sidewalk location (see Attachment 2). A face to face discussion was also held with a long term crossing guard for Macaulay Elementary School.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
The primary reason that the south side of the street was chosen was due to the existing portion of sidewalk fronting 1127A and 1127B Wychbury Ave (See Attachment 3). This sidewalk was created when the lot...
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