City of Vernon staff will be patrolling 31st Avenue, hoping to convince businesses along five blocks in the downtown core to vote in favour of a proposed revitalization project that will add trees and street lighting. Shop fronts are being asked to contribute funds to pay for street furniture and other items, although the City plans to pick up the tab for much of the work.
Meanwhile, city council has stepped in to save a beautification project on 30th Avenue, just by the new Nixon-Wenger and library buildings. It includes removing ugly utility polls and overhead lines around that area. Councillor Mary-Jo O'Keefe says the 932-thousand dollar project was in danger of failing because business, Hydro and local government contributions were short by just under $133,000. ``I know it sounds like a small amount of money...but we were going to lose an investment of 900-thousand,'' says O'Keefe. ``That's what I was worried about.'' Council is taking money from reserves to cover the shortfall.
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Don Quixote Note: You can go to page 181-183 of Agenda Package
to see how the 2 options available for the merchants along 31st ave and the cost of these items and also the cost of the trees and street-lighting that the City has agreed to fund for this revitalization. (This was passed 6-1 at Monday's meeting).
Meanwhile, city council has stepped in to save a beautification project on 30th Avenue, just by the new Nixon-Wenger and library buildings. It includes removing ugly utility polls and overhead lines around that area. Councillor Mary-Jo O'Keefe says the 932-thousand dollar project was in danger of failing because business, Hydro and local government contributions were short by just under $133,000. ``I know it sounds like a small amount of money...but we were going to lose an investment of 900-thousand,'' says O'Keefe. ``That's what I was worried about.'' Council is taking money from reserves to cover the shortfall.
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Don Quixote Note: You can go to page 181-183 of Agenda Package
to see how the 2 options available for the merchants along 31st ave and the cost of these items and also the cost of the trees and street-lighting that the City has agreed to fund for this revitalization. (This was passed 6-1 at Monday's meeting).- The original costs for LSA (Local Service Area) was approx $1400 per metre. (Total 1220m for entire 5 block project).
- 3 items originally in the LSA Costs for Bollards, Twinkle Lights and a mid block feature were eliminated reducing the cost to the LSA by $525/m.
- City assumed responsibility for street lighting ($179/m =$216,000) and Trees ($343/m =$418,000) and this reduced the original LSA costs by $522/m = Total $636,000.
- The LSA has the option of accepting Decorative, coloured concrete at a cost of $191/m ($232,000) under option 1.
- The LSA has the option of accepting Decorative, coloured concrete at a cost of $191/m ($232,000) and adding street furniture at a cost of $229m ($279,000).
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