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. THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C
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SEP 8 1989
TO: Mayor and Council September 2nd, 1980

FROM: Public Works Committee

Report from the Public Works Committee Meeting held Thursday,
August 28th, 1980.

IN ATTENDANCE: Alderman E.W. Mabbett
Alderman LL.M. Traboulay
F.E. Peters, P. Eng., City Engineer
Mayor G.R. Laking - for Item I
A delegation of four residents for
Item If.

ITEM I

Re: Closing of Finley and Cornwall Streets

A delegation consisting of two people from each side
of the barricades at Cornwall and Finley were present to present
their views to the Committee. Concerns by the residents on the
south side of the barricade included the large increase in traffic
volumes since the roads had been opened to the new subdivision
as well as the speed of traffic and the danger to children in
the area. This delegation expressed the view that they would
not mind the traffic from the south part of the Nu-West Subdivision
but object to a number of other users who use this route as a
short-cut when the more logical route is to Cedar Drive. Concerns
expressed by the @legation from north of the barricade included
fears that another flood would block off the access to Cedar Drive
and leave them with no access out of the subdivision if Finley
‘and Cornwall were closed. They also pointed out that they had
paid for the improvements to Finley and Cornwall as part of the
cost of their house and therefore felt entitled to use the streets.

The Committee is opposed to any permanent closing of
Finley or Cornwall Street, whether it be at Prairie or at Lombardy.
However, the Committee does sympathize with the residents and
would like to do whatever it can to reduce the amount of outsider
traffic through the area. It was felt that this might be dis-
couraged by making the route less attractive as a short-cut.
Therefore, the Committee recommends the following:

1. That STOP signs be placed on Finley and Cornwall
at Lombardy Street.

2. That the playground zone on Lombardy adjacent to
the park be made a 30 km per hour zone..

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