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Changes proposed for Notre-Dame roundabout
to a count y road. However, Russell Township is looking after landscaping and realign m ent of the neighbouring bike path. The township’s 2012 budget includes $75,000 for the m unicipal share of the project. The m uni- cipalit y has also been collecting m one y through its develop m ent charge s y ste m for a future rec- reational develop m ent project located behind the E m burn Ford dealership and the Sears out- let. A consultant fir m has provided the m unici- palit y with a report on realign m ents options to i m prove pedestrian safet y and access to the bi- c y cle path fro m the roundabout when it is built. Ad m inistration reco mm ends option two, which involves building a three- m etre wide pathwa y along the east side of the roundabout to re-align the access route to the bike path.
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
EMBRUN | Safety and better access for cyclists are the two main reasons behind proposed changes to the roundabout destined to replace the traditional traffic intersection at Notre- Dame Street and St-Guillaume Road.” A public works depart m ent report, presented to council during its June 5 co mm ittee of the whole session, proposes a few m odifications to the roundabout planned for the intersection of Notre-Da m e Street and Guillau m e Road. The United Counties of Prescott-Russell is in charge of the bulk of the project as it involves changes
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Council considers partial (+/1.!ŏ+"ŏ%#* . ŏ0.!!0ŏ EMBRUN | Dignard Street could become a bit shorter in future..
isting E m brun Fire Hall, which is located in that neighbourhood. The closure of that portion of Dignard Street would fit in with the fire hall e x - pansion plan. Council held a public hearing on the b y law proposal as part of its June 5 special session. All co mm ents and briefs presented during the hear- ing are now under review. The b y law will co m e up for vote during council’s June 18 session.
Township council is reviewing final details for a b y law that would authorize cit y ad m inistration and the planning to close down a section of Dig- nard Street that is located close to Notre-Da m e Street. That section of the street would then be absorbed into the adjacent m unicipal propert y . The township is looking at e x panding the e x -
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