Council okays diversion of funds
Friday May 9 2008
By Cynthia Gamble, Staff Writer
Sidewalk repairs on Guelph St. will be a top priority this year after council approved the diversion of funds earmarked for accessibility signage.
The Halton Hills Accessibility Advisory Committee (HHAAC) had planned to spend the $30,000 to improve signage and tactile markings this year. But HHAAC recommended the redirection of funds after learning the Province plans on setting new sign standards within the next two years.
The $30,000 will be combined with the public works department’s $37,000 (diverted from other sidewalk repair projects),” said Chris Mills, Director of Infrastructure Services, “to finish off the Guelph St. sidewalk retrofitting project.”
“Hopefully we can get our some of our main sidewalks up to a good state of repair,” said Councillor Moya Johnson, council’s representative on HHAAC. “We will work from the main roads out to the more secondary roads over time.”
Councillor Clark Somerville questioned whether there was a long-term project planned to improve the state of the interlocking brick in Acton’s downtown core.
He requested a report back on the time frame when all the sidewalks will be done.
“We did an extensive report... If we did them all we wouldn’t be able to afford anything else,” said Johnson. “There is a phasing included. There has been work done in Acton for assessment, so it’s not just Georgetown. We will bring that (the report) back at another meeting.”
“Right now the monies allocated is for this year to deal with just Guelph St. in Georgetown,” said Chris Mills, Director of Infrastructure Services. “And then, we would be looking at continuing the program— hopefully— in future years.”
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