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f. Merlot) (It); couuril i Wcumed a nmuun m a: tavour oid mm f, recoaut1euded sidewalk t', policy Monday night lhe must-d policy. which , ' 1'"C'.' in effect. states there if null be udrwalks on hoth New city sidewalk policy is effective immediately In lam-N Nut For Chet hmmlir sides at new subdivisions und unsung neighbour hoods, except roads within hummus parks where suit" walks will only be required on our side lhe ttrrucy also slums that sidewalks will not be required on t-urdtrsacm,. except where a walkway, emergency' aux-s». mumm- pal trail or park My accessed from the cul-dtrsac, Plus. sidewalks will unly be required on one side of a roadway depending un spar cific traftic levels However. council leh out a section of the policy that stated a sidewalk will only be placed on one side of a roadway, unless there is a walkway. emergency access, munlupal trail. park or school m front at the mad - then a sidewalk would he needed on both sides, liarlter this month, council voted Ill hum" ul sidewalks on both sides of all area arterial and collect, tor roads. but referred the remaining sections of the proposed sidewalk policy hack to (my staff fur consid, Haitian and a report. "By approving this pull- L‘y, we are nu! going to be Increasing uur budget in the capital program to install new sidewalks thruughout the city," said City of Water- loo project manager Glenn Davis at that meeting. "ICs going to take us at least 30 [U 40 years to build the side- walks." The sidewalk policy was Introduced Ill 2004. when council told city staff to develop a policy for the Implementation of side- walks in all new subdivi- sions and for future road- work. l'he (my held an open house in April and handed out a questionnaire, which asked various questions about the proposed policy. In total, 266 question- naires were returned. where 84 per cent supported side- walks on both sides of arte- rial roads and 52 per cent were in favour of sidewalks on both sides of local streets. However. of the 48 per (on! who didnt like the idea of sidewalks on local streets. 78 per cent would support a sidewalk on one side at a road; and only 32 per CE?nt would want side- walks on horh sides ml it all de-sac. FINE AUTOMOBILE BODY AND PAINT "It's going to take us 30 to 40 years to build the sidewalks. " mucus Restoration Original Paint Finishes Unsupassed Coision W PORSCHE JAGUAR NW mm M, 15 Centennial Dr. Kitchener MHEH Mercedes Benz Dealer Authorized MiTElh Specializing In -e Glenn Davis Project nmnugrr 578-2052 Complete Foot Clinic 751 Ifictotia St. S. Suite 105 Kitchener " L579-9123 '