THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

“= COUNCIL

B. Kirk, AUG 13 198@ugust 8, 1984
City Administrator

F.E. Peters., P. Eng.,
City Engineer

Ditch south of Suffolk Avenue on Oxford Street

RECOMMENDATION:

That the filling of the ditch south of Suffolk Avenue on Oxford Street be
deleted from the 1984 work program and that the completion of Oxford Street,
including the filling of the ditch, be considered for the 1985 program.

Counci |! will recall that the Initial 1984 works program [neluded the
completion of Oxford Street from Westminster to Prairie Avenue. Subsequent to
that, the project was reduced in size beceuse of a shortfall in revenue from the
Provincial Government. !n reducing the size of the project we deleted the road
construction from Coquitiam Avenue south to Westminster Avenue knowing that the
worst section of road was north of Coquitlam Avenue. We also included the closure
of the ditch south of Suffolk Avenue because we knew that tnis ditch was a
potential hazard and a nuisance to the residents.

We have now been approached by the residents along this ditch and they
have requested that we do not complete the ditch at this time.. A letter from the
residents is attached and gives their reasons for not.wanting the ditch done at
this time. The Engineering Department has no objections to leaving the ditch open
if this is the wish of the residents and Council. We agree with the reasons given
vy the residents because their properties are lower Than the road.

F.E. Peters, P. Eng.,
City Engineer

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