Skateboard park needs $150K in repairs
The West 49 Skateboard Park at Bonnerworth Park, near Monaghan Road and Parkhill Road, is likely to get $150,000 worth of repairs in 2020. At a general committee meeting on Monday, city councillors voted to go forward with the repairs. A final vote is expected at a council meeting in March. Coun. Diane Therrien asked at the meeting whether the skateboard park can be used while it awaits repairs. She was told by city staff that yes, it’s fit for use in the meantime. The facility, which was built in 2001, generally attracts 20 to 30 users at a time during milder weather, but there are no detailed usage statistics in a city staff report. The concrete structure required $5,000 in repairs in 2015 after significant cracks developed. The staff report states the 2020 repairs would give the city the opportunity to offer sponsorships and naming rights for the park. After the city spent $288,900 on the first phase of the project, skateboard apparel company West 49 paid $85,000 toward its second phase in 2001, giving it its name. The staff report states there is no agreement on file defining the length of time the naming rights would be in effect. Coun. Keith Riel asked on Monday whether West 49 will be aptions proached to see whether the company wants to renew naming rights. Ken Doherty, the city’s community services director, said West 49 will indeed be given first right of refusal in any naming opportunity. Also on councillors’ agenda on Monday:
New appointees:
Councillors went into an impromptu closed-session discussion to discuss it, but voted in favour (in public session) on the following citizen appointments: Jayne White to the Peterborough Public Library Board of Trustees. Greg O’Heron, Laura Keresztesi, and Claude Dufresne to the Tree and Woodland Appeals Committee. Sarah Cullingham, Wayne Toms, Dave McFadden and Kevin Duguay to the Planning Advisory Committee. The appointments will be in effect until Nov. 30.
Crossing guards:
Councillors voted in favour of adding a crossing guard during arrival and dismissal times at Goodfellow Road and St. Mary’s Street. The $9,800 annual cost will come from the general contingency budget, with new signage costing $600, to come from the capital levy. Parents and school officials in the area had asked the city to review the safety situation at the intersection. Staff had reviewed the need for crossing guards at the intersec- of Parkhill Road and Pinehill Drive, Goodfellow Road and St. Mary’s Street, and Sherbrooke Street and Woodglade Boulevard. City staff applied specific tests to the intersections to determine the need for a guard. The new guard at Goodfellow/St. Mary’s should be in place by May, the report states. A crossing guard will also be added at the intersection of Kawartha Heights Boulevard and Denure Drive, at a cost of $9,800 and $4,000 in signage, markings and sidewalk ramps. City staff reviewed the area and determined there was a need for a guard. That guard will be in place by June.
New stop sign:
A new stop sign is likely to be in place at the corner of Raymond Street and Westdale Avenue, in the newer neighbourhood between Fairbairn Street and Chemong Road, after residents raised concerns about the potential for collisions. City staff carried out a traffic review, studied sightlines and looked at other options before determining that the intersection needs a stop sign on Raymond Street for westbound traffic, yellow dividing line pavement markings on Raymond and Westdale, realignment of the curb on the south side of the intersection and new intersection warning signs. Councillors voted to grant the request.