Burnley Creek boaters asked for opinions
Burnley Creek boaters asked for opinions
County seeks views before repairing Warkworth bridge
If you regularly boat up and down Burnley Creek into Warkworth and have concerns about plans to rehab the bridge on County Road 25, the federal government wants to hear from you by April 13. No really.
As odd as that may sound considering that usually the creek only has a few centimetres of water in it, Northumberland County says it falls under federal law and is asking boaters, or potential boaters to express any concerns about the development that might impede their travel.
The county plans to rehab the County Road 25 bridge over the creek this summer, but the project has not yet been tendered. The county’s budget lists an $800,000 cost, but a final price will depend on any design changes and the actual bids from contractors.
Assuming no boater raises serious objections and a contract is officially signed for the work, the bridge located just north of County Road 29 will be under repair starting in early July until about Nov. 30.
During that period, traffic will be detoured onto Old Hastings Road.
At a Trent Hills council meeting on Feb. 27, Neil Allanson, Manager of Roads and Urban Services, noted that a recent traffic survey on that section of the road showed most drivers were following the 50 km/h limit. He said that limit may be lowered during the detour.
The county says in its public notice that “a submission has been added to the Navigable Waters Registry pursuant to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act for public comment. . . . Comments regarding the effect of this work on marine navigation can be sent through the Common Project Search site.”
But you’ll have to hurry. The 30-day comment period ends at 4 a.m. on April 13.
The work on the bridge, which was built in 1959, will replace the concrete handrails and curbs, place new concrete on the deck, remove any deteriorated concrete, and waterproof and pave the bridge deck.
The county is also planning to replace the single-lane Burnley Bridge over the creek further west on County Road 29. The design work for that is being carried out this year with construction in the future.
Home sales steady in March, but median price jumped
The number of homes sold in Trent Hills increased slightly last month but the median price rose by 18.5 per cent.
Twenty-three homes sold in March, up from 20 in February. The average price was $603,609, up from $589,647, and the median was $605,000, up from $511,286. Twenty-two of the homes sold were detached and one was a townhouse, which sold for $605,000.
There were 53 new listings, up from 35 in February, according to data from the Central Lakes Association of Realtors.
In all of Northumberland County there were 132 sales, at an average of $717,908 and median price of $662,500.