Upgrades to Continue on Landing Bridge
Vernon's infamous "Bridge To Nowhere" will lead to Okanagan Landing by next year. City council has given approval for a 4.5 million dollar upgrade to 25-th Avenue, from 34-th to41-st streets. That's the area where a new bridge has sat idle for the last while, waiting for the project to proceed. .jpg)
City Planning Manager Jeremy Kinch says the contract will be put out to tender early next month butconstruction likely won't start until in April, 'Because we are co-ordinating with some other projects.For instance the intersection at 41st and Bella Vista, so we want to make sure that traffic flow isn'tunduly disrupted because of conflicting projects. We'll be looking at a mid-spring start.' The project will four lane the busy route, and add some turning lanes.(Pete McIntyre)
Vernon's infamous "Bridge To Nowhere" will lead to Okanagan Landing by next year. City council has given approval for a 4.5 million dollar upgrade to 25-th Avenue, from 34-th to41-st streets. That's the area where a new bridge has sat idle for the last while, waiting for the project to proceed. .jpg)
City Planning Manager Jeremy Kinch says the contract will be put out to tender early next month butconstruction likely won't start until in April, 'Because we are co-ordinating with some other projects.For instance the intersection at 41st and Bella Vista, so we want to make sure that traffic flow isn'tunduly disrupted because of conflicting projects. We'll be looking at a mid-spring start.' The project will four lane the busy route, and add some turning lanes.(Pete McIntyre)Landscape By-Law to get Overhaul
Vernon's controversial new landscape maintenance bylaw, has been 'turfed'---at least for the timebeing. City council voted 4-3 yesterday against
moving ahead with the new rules which would requireproperty owners along major road corridors to maintain their lawns and plants, or be fined. Councillor Juliette Cunningham objects to only some people having to adhere to the new rules,'I thinkwe need to be consistent throughout the community. If we are going to impose it on some, it shouldbe on everyone in our community. It doesn't make sense to me that you go two blocks off a corridorand the standards aren't the same.' City staff will make some changes before bringing the bylaw back to council next month. A public input meeting will be held on the issue January 22-nd.(Pete McIntyre)
Vernon's controversial new landscape maintenance bylaw, has been 'turfed'---at least for the timebeing. City council voted 4-3 yesterday against
moving ahead with the new rules which would requireproperty owners along major road corridors to maintain their lawns and plants, or be fined. Councillor Juliette Cunningham objects to only some people having to adhere to the new rules,'I thinkwe need to be consistent throughout the community. If we are going to impose it on some, it shouldbe on everyone in our community. It doesn't make sense to me that you go two blocks off a corridorand the standards aren't the same.' City staff will make some changes before bringing the bylaw back to council next month. A public input meeting will be held on the issue January 22-nd.(Pete McIntyre)Sewers Top City's Infrastructure Wish List
Vernon Council has put together a list--- but it has nothing to do with who's been naughty or nice. The city has compiled its top three priorities as it applies for senior government infrastructure grants. Topping the list is funding to offset the cost of installing new sewers in the Landing, which the city willbe seeking four million dollars for. The second priority is the new library building planned for the Civic Complex site which will cost anestimated 18 million. Third on the list is the Middleton Way Connection to link the road network between Vernon and Coldstream.(Pete McIntyre)
Vernon Council has put together a list--- but it has nothing to do with who's been naughty or nice. The city has compiled its top three priorities as it applies for senior government infrastructure grants. Topping the list is funding to offset the cost of installing new sewers in the Landing, which the city willbe seeking four million dollars for. The second priority is the new library building planned for the Civic Complex site which will cost anestimated 18 million. Third on the list is the Middleton Way Connection to link the road network between Vernon and Coldstream.(Pete McIntyre)
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