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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO LL.R. Zahynacz, P.Eng. DATE: April 21, 1994
City Engineer

FROM: Anne T, Pynenburg PROJECT: No. 913
Project Technician

SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR FENCE - 2500 BLOCK GORDON AVE.

RECOMMENDATION:

Plant 16 - 2.5m high trees along the north edge of : cul-de-sac of Gordon ' south of the
Lougheed at an estimated cost of $2,540.

BACKGROUND & COMMENTS:

Attached is a letter from the residents of 2520 - 2548 Gordon Ave. requesting that the
Engineering Dept. install a fence or some type of barrier between the cul-de-sac of Gordon Ave.

and the Lougheed Hwy.
Presently there ig an open, grass area between the cul-de-sac and the Lougheed Hwy. The

bottom of the sloped embankment is City property. There is approx. lm from the bottorn of the
embankment to the edge of the cul-de-sac where trees could be planted on City property.

Reason For Request

The resident: ‘vould like the barrier to reduce noise from trucks along the Lougheed Hwy.

COSTS

The type of tree suggested by our City Gardener is a dense, fast-growing Red Cedar. The costs
are as follows:

Im high tree - $15 ea
2m high tree - $45 ea
2.5m high tree - $65 ea.