Municipal

Lindsay’s brand new sidewalks didn’t hold up well after one winter. Photos: William McGinn.

A first of its kind for the municipality, Kawartha Lakes is developing an Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP) to identify a continuous and connected network of safe, comfortable and sustainable active transportation routes and facilities.

Council recommended at their committee of the whole meeting that $100,000 be set aside as potential seed money for a splash pad in Omemee.

Sandbags at the Burnt River Community Centre.

In a presentation to committee of the whole, Carlie Arbour, community development officer for Kawartha Lakes, and Lynne Manning, chair of the downtown revitalization advisory committee, reported to council the significant positive changes that have occurred in Kawartha Lakes communities since the implementation of wide-ranging plans for downtown improvement in 2017.

Before the city makes a final decision about rejecting the idea to construct an outdoor hockey arena in Lindsay, councillor Pat Dunn and possibly director of community services Craig Shanks would like to meet with Allen Irvine, the man who petitioned the city to consider such a project.

A decision by city staff to potentially remove two “Welcome to Lindsay” signs that feature the crests of multiple community service groups, without a plan to replace them, was discussed at council on March 8.