|
Rockcliffe
park newsletter
Juillet 2004
NEWS FROM CITY HALL
Wood & Juliana – 2005
Complete road, water and sewer rehabilitation is necessary on
these two roads. Tendering is expected to occur this fall. The
works themselves will occur next year, budget 2005 permitting. A
consultation was held on the evening of June 16th in the Community
Hall. The major issue ‘turned’ around the circles proposed by
staff at the end of the 3 cul-de-sacs. These 8-metre radii circles
were the minimum required to allow for snow clearing equipment to
complete a turn-around in a one-pass manner (without backing up).
After much discussion, staff and the consultants (J.L. Richards)
agreed to see if sufficient adjustments could be made to the
positions (& geometry!) of the circles to satisfy the adjacent
residents.
Collateral Issues
1. Pedestrian Path: ‘Upper’ and ‘lower’ Wood are connected by a
pedestrian stairway currently in need of repair. There was
agreement on this and on the desirability of having this pathway
maintained all year. I will work with City staff to see if the
necessary repairs can be incorporated in the contract. As well, I
will attempt to see if the resources can be found to have this
pedestrian connection maintained in the winter months, something
that the Village had never managed to do.
2. Naming: The fact that Wood is interrupted by the need for this
pedestrian link causes some confusion AND delay for taxis,
delivery vehicles but most significantly for emergency vehicles.
The possibility of re-naming one of the segments of Wood Avenue
was explored. Most appeared to accept the notion that perhaps it
was timely to consider correcting this long-standing anomaly. A
report is coming to City Council in the fall dealing with other
such situations elsewhere in Ottawa. If a consensus could be
reached in time it would save the fee
(~ $1400.00) that would normally be required to process a
name-change application.
I wish one and all a relaxing and agreeable summer.
Councillor Jacques Legendre
I can be contacted by telephone at 580-2483, by fax at 580-2523 or
by email at
jacques.legendre@ottawa.ca
Visit your web site at
www.rideau-rockcliffe.com
RETOUR
À L'INDEX
|
