A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 7, 1994 Council Shorts Lane closure approved COUNCIL VOTED Aug. 22 lo approve the closure of a Jane between Thomas and Bruce [n the face of protests from neigh- bours. Michael Leisinger and Bav- bara and Robert Ames want to buy three metres of the lane to add a strip of land to their properties, allowing them to creale a new lot. But the idea came under fire from residents who said the lane is important as a place to dispose of snow in the winter. They also feared further de- velopment of the street, But city engineering director Stew Christensen told council- lors there should still be plenty of room for snow disposal. Bruce St. resident Marilyn Davies disputed thal. “I’ve lived there 23 years,” she said, ‘‘and I remember the 17-foot snow drifts when we had to phone and ask to have it trucked away.”” Leisinger called the snow clearing issue *‘a red herring” and said the laneway is an eyesore that’s full of branches, brambles and garden waste. Councillor David Hull said he was satisfied with the opinion of city staff. Councillors voted 3-1 to pro- ceed to third reading, with councillor Ruth Hallock op- posed, Decision slammed A LOCAL businessman isn’t impressed with the way city officials decided to carry oul the reconstruction of Keith Ave. In an Aug. 23 letter, David McKeown takes city council to task for turning the job over to city crews instead of putting it out to tender. ; “There’s nothing objective or arm’s length about it,” IMcKeown said of keeping the road project in-house. Engineering director Stew Christensen had told council- lors deadlines for completion were pressing. The city committed to com- plete the project by March 15, 1995, Christensen told council, to have a better chance of gel- ting its $466,666 federal- provincial infrastructure grant. Becausc _— bad weather precludes paving from late Oc- tober to beyond March, he said, the job had to be done immediately. But McKeown shoots holes in that argument. “The Keith Avenue work covla have been pre-tendered subject to the money being ap- proved,”’? he wrote. “So the argument that there wasn’t enough time is just an argu- mer “As it stands there’s no con- trols to be sure the taxpayer’s receiving value for money,” he adds, “‘City government should be oul of the road- building business,’’ Christensen admits the work could have been pre-tendered. But there was so much un- certcinty regarding whether the city would get its grant, he said, it just didn’t make sense, “‘] think it’s unfair to put it out to tender if you don’t really know you're going to do the work,” Christensen said, “We applied for 22 different grants. If we were going to da it for one are we going to do it for al] 227°” In the end, the city received federal-provincial infrastrue- ture grants for just two of the 22 applications — Keith Ave, plus the city’s water wells pro- ject. City engineers estimate the project will take about 10 wecks to complete. Meanwhile, Christensen says v’ misunderstanding = with Skecna Cellulose has been resolved, The sawmill’s log trucks had been spotted detouring around the Keith Ave. construction zone using Agar Ave — which is not built lo withstand heavy loads, Christensen says loaded log- ging trucks wili now be going through the sawmill’s log yard — us both the city and compa- ny had initially agreed. Sewer lines almost full EXPLODING DEVELOPMENT on the bench is starting to fill up some city sewer lincs, The Thomas St, Ine connects to ihe Kenney St. sewer — and that line is getting close to capacity, says cily director of engineering Stew Christensen. “When we have heavy rains we're close to maximum on Ken- - ney St,’ Christensen added. That had some city councillors discussing the possibility of freezing development on some parts of the bench, or restricling new connections, until more sewer capacity is in place. Planning committee members in the end decided the situation isn’t dire enough to warrant restrictions yet. “YA Meceihanney @ Roads and Bridges @ Land Nevelopment m@ Municipal Infrastructure Engineering, Surveying und Mapping Services for: Contact: Patrick A. Bolin, P.Eng., Terrace, 2.C. Phone: 6357163 Fax: 635 9586 “Tf all the lots were developed al the same time and put on that sewer system we would be at ca- pacity,’’ said councillor. Ed Graydon. ‘'But we don’t wanl to say no to any developers up there. I don’t think that would send a very positive message.’* Council instead decided to ac- celerale.. plans. -for..a- McConnell: Ave, branch sewer line to draw some of the Thomas flow into the Floyd-Mountainvista line. It will likely be a priority item in the city’s 1995 budget, and they might spread the cost of the project out over two years. Administration is investigating the options and likely costs of the project. & Resource Development @ Feasibility and Planning Studies _ SUNDAY: MONDAY. - TUESDAY WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY FRIDAY LUCKY DOLLAR BINGO sepTemBer 1994 PALACE septemser 1994 _ SATURDAY’ T.V. 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