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Waterloo North Hydro presents altematwes to address uptown residents concerns Bria-traumas N. whichwaswlrythecompany had Omnibw m A"? very little information available ‘” g, ., whenworkbepn onAllenStreet. esidents in uptown Water- "Residents are always a priori- Rlooarecautiouslyoptimistic ty'rianonnsaiduiherernan'ifle with Waterloo North Hydro's as a city will always take the con- decision to alter its plans for high _ . . cerns of residents very seriously voltage transmission lines in their .1 and do what we can to ensure neighbourhood. ‘ ' those concerns are heard (...) but They were informed of the deci- ' ' at the same time the utility must sion during a public meeting with 43: 5 "11; ‘i operate in a safe, reliable and em- rnayor Brenda Halloran and Ward 7 if flit " I dent trranner." councillor Melissa Durrell last 3 'c :7 CORE has also set its sights on week. Before that. many had ’ , f3; _ it": another looming issue â€" the organized‘ intoagrou cailedCon-. Can: _ , . 1‘ reclualfleationoftlueeloealroads serve Our Residential Environment 9 00’ ROWGnUal Envi . g , .1 s. to minor collectors under the city's to by“ the proposed upgrades “I. . . , ‘ “‘5 new transportation master plan, a “We've made very good ' .‘ . g ‘ major issuetbat arose during last progress.‘ said CORE member and N : g , ' month’s transportation summit uptown resident Robert Lang. , ' ‘Ic The three affected streets are ”However. we are being very cau- ' Avondale Avenue, Allen Street and tious because we've found reversals lohn Street. ' of paths in the past and we're very . . CORE believes the public input wary." g process, a part of the transporta- CORE has attracted more than _ tion ouster plan approved in prin- 120 members with the aim of pre- .. ’ . WW Chile by council In April 2011.“? serving the mature trees and ' ‘ ‘“-‘ “ too broad in scope and largely unique character of the historic CORE members Robert Lang, left. and Don Wilson are cautiously optimistic with Waterloo North Hydro‘s revised superficial. rendering it ineffective uptown neighbourhoods. plans in their uptown neighbourhood. Both have called the area home for more than 30 years. at informing residents about key This summer, WNH announced m WW“) changes to the neighbourhood. plans to install 16- to iii-metre ing and stations for WNH. The The second option is the times what an overhead system Farilerthis month Dunelimade hydro poles along with two new company has made the commit. removal of communication equipâ€" costs On average. overhead wires a notice of motion to the rest of circuits to increase the power from ment that new poles will be no merit owned by companies like cost $236 per metre and have a council to request the region defer 4.6 kilovolts to 13.8 kv The current more than five feet taller than the Rogers and Bell. which share space lifespan of about 50 years. while its decision on the official plan as it poles are only 12 metres tall. with current poles. and the lines will be on the poles and require them to underground wire costs about relates to the classification ofAvon- the extra height necessary under replaced onawire-bywirebasis. be taller. The removal of that $2.231 per metre and have a lifes- dale Avenue South between Erb new hydro standards "This is a real win for the neigh- equipment would mean shorter pan ofabout 25 to 30years. Street and Allen Street. lohn Street Streets in the plan included bourhood,’ said Coun. Durreil. poles and less impact on trees. but Aside from the impacts of the West between Westmount Road Alien Street. Avondale Avenue. Nor- WNil will continue to upgrade would also mean the communica- work on their neighbourhood. and Park Street. and Allen Street man Street and Roslin Street. Some the system from 4.6 W to 13.8 kV to tion equipment would need to be another major concern for CORE West between John Street and Park work has already begun on Allen update its older. more inefficient buried underground. was the lack of communication Street. The motion is set to come Street with the installation of new infrastructure, said llaller. but The third option is to change from the utility, the mayor's ofllce before council onNov. 5. poles and an extra power circuit. there are four options available to the arrangement of wires on the and citystafl'. CORE members say while the but will be reversed. More detailed residents as to how they would like poles Under old standards a cross Halloran apologized for the hydro concerns and the reclassifi- _ information on the new plan was the utility to proceed. arm was required near the top of poor communication and said the cation of local roads are separate presented Tuesday during a public The first option the utility calls the pole to keep the wires as far city would be working with WNH issues. they maybesymptomatic of open house at the Waterloo Memo- a “minimalist' approach and away from the poles as possible. to address those concerns. includ- a larger problem with governance rial Recreation Complex. would see power lines moved dos. but resulted in wires being closer to ing updating their website. and transparency at city hall. 'lhe utility has embarked on this er together and the staggering of trees. New standards have elimi- ”There was simply not enough “You just have to look at the public consultation process to pole heights and power lines to nated the need for the cross arms. information available to individual recent history of debacle: to see a determine what residents want in reduce the impact on surrounding and even allow for wires to be property owners. so WNH has and structural problem. A governance their neighbourhood when work trees. llaiier said some people dis. strung on the same side ofthe pole. will work to get more information problem," said Lang. “People may resumes in 2014. like the visual aesthetic of stag- reducing impact on surrounding out.” themayor said in an email. have assumed that was remedied ‘We've made a commitment to gered poles and lines, and closer trees Hallersald the only work sched- after the notorious RIM Park add no new wires and to rebuild lines would mean longer malnte- A fourth option is to bury the tried for this year was on Allen episode. but if you look at today's what is already there.” said Herb nance times as workers must be entire system, but that comes with Street. with the remainder of the culture. you see such a dynamic ilaller, vice president of cngineerâ€" more careful. considerable cost -â€" about 10 upgrades not scheduled until 2014. could happen again.” ,TW . i a I I \. \ . . l Q . ‘ - " 4 A 1 . ‘ . f ,, ., g .. 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