Metcalf should be asking the question about the bridge and pedestrian walkway for Nappan Island. In an earlier report it was reported that a development was to go in on that Island but went bankrupt and the Municipality is stuck with one point seven million dollar bridge. The previous bridge was brought into the Municipality when Campbellford and Seymour amalgamated. The council of the day had Jewell Engineering certified the bridge. The only reason there needed to be a bridge is the water backed up from the installed Healey Falls bridge. The new bridge is longer and a pedestrian walkway is installed along side. A planning staff member said at the meeting that it was reported about the bankruptcy that development charges for the subdivision would help pay for the bridge and the walkway. Now this property is in real estate and suggesting it could be used for a hunting camp. Municipality is stuck with a bridge the large snow plow can,t go across, turn around installed. Smaller plow has to go out to finish the job. Instead of this bridge and walkway a causeway could have been installed that large trucks could go across. When the original bridge went in there would have not been the machinery they have today. My question is Mr Metcalf how was the lower Trent involved in this project? Did you have a engineer inspect the old bridge and recommend that it be replaced? This replacement for I presume the developer has cost the taxpayers a lot of money. There would be more pedestrians cross the Trent Island bridge in a couple of summer days than this pedestrian bridge in a year. By the way it is not kept open in the winter. Perhaps the council should purchase the Island, listed for eight million six hundred and ninty five thousand.
Metcalf should be asking the question about the bridge and pedestrian walkway for Nappan Island. In an earlier report it was reported that a development was to go in on that Island but went bankrupt and the Municipality is stuck with one point seven million dollar bridge. The previous bridge was brought into the Municipality when Campbellford and Seymour amalgamated. The council of the day had Jewell Engineering certified the bridge. The only reason there needed to be a bridge is the water backed up from the installed Healey Falls bridge. The new bridge is longer and a pedestrian walkway is installed along side. A planning staff member said at the meeting that it was reported about the bankruptcy that development charges for the subdivision would help pay for the bridge and the walkway. Now this property is in real estate and suggesting it could be used for a hunting camp. Municipality is stuck with a bridge the large snow plow can,t go across, turn around installed. Smaller plow has to go out to finish the job. Instead of this bridge and walkway a causeway could have been installed that large trucks could go across. When the original bridge went in there would have not been the machinery they have today. My question is Mr Metcalf how was the lower Trent involved in this project? Did you have a engineer inspect the old bridge and recommend that it be replaced? This replacement for I presume the developer has cost the taxpayers a lot of money. There would be more pedestrians cross the Trent Island bridge in a couple of summer days than this pedestrian bridge in a year. By the way it is not kept open in the winter. Perhaps the council should purchase the Island, listed for eight million six hundred and ninty five thousand.
Yes Mr Metcalf look into it. Joe Watson