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Sarnia is getting more money for potential road rehabilitation projects.
The city announced this week another $442,000 is coming in Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund money.
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The city had initially budgeted $2.5 million.
The addition bumps Sarnia’s total infrastructure fund funding for 2021 to $2.9 million – the same as it was in 2020, city treasurer Holly Reynolds said.
Money through the fund is given to small, rural and northern communities to develop and renew their infrastructure, she said.
Premier Doug Ford announced last month about $200 million would go to 424 communities across Ontario via the fund.
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A section of St. Paul Avenue, between Brant Avenue and St. George Street, will undergo a major reconstruction.
The first part of the project is planned to begin this spring with the replacement of the water main and storm and sanitary sewers underneath St. Paul Avenue, between Terrace Hill and St. George streets. The work is expected to be completed in the fall.
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The second part, scheduled to start in spring 2022, will replace the water main and storm and sanitary sewers between Brant Avenue and Terrace Hill. The work is slated to be completed by fall 2022.
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PETAWAWA – Council has passed the 2021 budget, which sets out $20.7 million in expenditures for general municipal purposes within the town this year.
Following discussions during the budget workshop on Jan. 26 which saw cuts in some areas, Petawawa council approved the general, water and sewer budgets Feb. 1.
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During his address to members of council and the public, as the meeting was held virtually over Zoom and broadcast on the town’s YouTube Channel, Petawawa Mayor Bob Sweet said the budget supports the town’s efforts to provide high-quality services to the community with some significant and impressive capital projects within a pay-as-you-go philosophy, while maintaining a debt-free balance sheet.
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Publishing date: Feb 03, 2021 • February 4, 2021 • 1 minute read •
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Reconstruction of the St. Paul Avenue corridor is one of three projects the city will be able to undertake thanks to provincial infrastructure funding, says Mayor Kevin Davis.
“Infrastructure is the backbone of strong communities – it`s the roads, sewers, water and wastewater services,” Davis said Wednesday at a virtual news conference held by Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma. “And, if the backbone isn`t strong, the community isn`t strong.`
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